José Ignacio Ruiz Azpiazu, Patricia Fernández Del Valle, María Carmen Escriche, Sonia Royo Embid, Cristian Fernández Barreras, Youcef Azeli, Marcos Juanes García, Susana Batres Gómez, Juan Valenciano Rodríguez, M José Luque Hernández, José M ª Navalpotro Pascual, José Antonio Iglesias Vázquez, Alfredo Echarri Sucunza, M ª José García-Ochoa Blanco, Carmen Del Pozo Pérez, José Antonio Cortés Ramas, M ª Isabel Ceniceros Rozalén, Cruz López Pérez, César Manuel Guerra García, Silvia Sola Muñoz, Faustino Redondo Revilla, Inmaculada Mateo-Rodríguez, Fernando Rosell Ortiz, Antonio Daponte Codina
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a serious public health problem worldwide. The annual incidence is estimated at around 400 000 cases in Europe and the United States, and survival rates scarcely reach 10%. However, there is considerable variation between countries and even between regions that share a similar health care system within a single country. Information recorded by the Out-of-Hospital Spanish Cardiac Arrest Registry (OHSCAR) provides information on care provided by emergency ambulance services, final health outcomes after cardiac arrest cases (including variations), the possibility of organ donation, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
April 2024: Emergencias: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Medicina de Emergencias