Temporal trends in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with an initial non-shockable rhythm in Singapore.
Resuscitation Plus · 2023-09-13 · Registry study
Abstract
AIM: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with an initial non-shockable rhythm is the predominant form of OHCA in adults. We evaluated its 10-year trends in epidemiology and management in Singapore. METHODS: Using the national OHCA registry we studied the trends of 20,844 Emergency Medical Services-attended adult OHCA from April 2010 to December 2019. Survival to hospital discharge was the primary outcome. Trends and outcomes were analyzed using linear and logistic regression, respectively. RESULTS: Incidence rates of adult OHCAs increased during the study period, driven by non-shockable OHCA. Compared to shockable OHCA, non-shockable OHCAs were significantly older, had more co-morbidities, unwitnessed and residential arrests, longer no-flow time, and received less bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and in-hospital interventions (p < 0.001). Amongst non-shockable OHCA, age, co-morbidities, residential arrests, no-flow time, time to patient, bystander CPR and epinephrine administration increased during the study period, while presumed cardiac etiology decreased (p < 0.05). Unlike shockable OHCA, survival for non-shockable OHCA did not improve (p < 0.001 for trend difference). The likelihood of survival for non-shockable OHCA significantly increased with witnessed arrest (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.02) and bystander CPR (aOR 3.25), but decreased with presumed cardiac etiology (aOR 0.65), epinephrine administration (aOR 0.66), time to patient (aOR 0.93) and age (aOR 0.98). Significant two-way interactions were observed for no-flow time and residential arrest with bystander CPR (aOR 0.96 and 0.40 respectively). CONCLUSION: The incidence of non-shockable OHCA increased between 2010 and 2019. Despite increased interventions, survival did not improve for non-shockable OHCA, in contrast to the improved survival for shockable OHCA.
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Adrenaline · Bystanders · Cardiovascular drugs · Mortality & survival · Time intervals
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