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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by emergency medical service teams during COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective cohort study.

Magdalena J BorkowskaJacek SmerekaKamil SafiejkoKlaudiusz NadolnyMaciej MaslankaKrzysztof Jerzy FilipiakMilosz Jaroslaw JaguszewskiAgnieszka Szarpak
Published in: Cardiology journal (2020)
The present study found that OHCA incidence rate in the Masovian population (central region of Poland) in March-April 2020 period was 12.2/100,000 adult inhabitants. Return of spontaneous circulation in EMS was observed only in 9.4% of resuscitated patients. The presence of shockable rhythms was associated with better prognosis. The prehospital mortality, even though it was high, did not differ from those reported by other studies.
Keyphrases
  • emergency medical
  • cardiac arrest
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  • newly diagnosed
  • risk factors
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • mental health
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • cardiovascular events
  • type diabetes
  • young adults