Out of Hospital Sudden Death in a Rural Population: Low Rates of ICD Underutilization Among Decedents.

Oghenesuvwe EbohYuxuan MaoElisabeth LeeVictor OkunrintemiOuassim DerbalSharidan Maxwell HillSamuel F SearsIrion PursellJohn P MounseyAshley E Burch

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2021)

This study using decedent data shows low rates of ICD-underutilization in a rural population and emphasizes the role of advanced comorbidities such as CKD in ICD-underutilization.

Keyphrases

south africa
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
electronic health record
emergency department
big data
adverse drug
acute care