Long-term outcome of elderly out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors as compared with their younger counterparts and the general population.
Bart HiemstraRemco BergmanAnthony R AbsalomJoukje van der NaaltPim van der HarstRonald de VosWybe NieuwlandMaarten W NijstenIwan C C van der HorstPublished in: Therapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease (2018)
The survival rate after OHCA in elderly patients is approximately half that of younger patients. Elderly patients who survive to discharge frequently have favorable neurological outcomes and a long-term survival that approximates that of the general population.