The association of depression and patient and resuscitation characteristics with survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA): a cohort study.

Raied N Alotaibi Nynke Halbesma Caroline A Jackson Gareth R Clegg Remy Stieglis Hans van Schuppen Hanno L Tan

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)

OHCA patients with depression presented more frequently with unfavourable patient and OHCA characteristics and had reduced chances of survival. Further investigation into potential pathways is warranted.

Keyphrases

case report
depressive symptoms
cardiac arrest
sleep quality
risk assessment
physical activity
climate change