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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Determinants of survival in sudden cardiac arrest manifesting with pulseless electrical activity.
Resuscitation 2023 June
OBJECTIVE: The proportion of sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) manifesting with pulseless electrical activity (PEA) has increased significantly, and the survival rate remains lower than ventricular fibrillation (VF). However, a subgroup of PEA-SCA cases does survive and may yield key predictors of improved outcomes when compared to non-survivors. We aimed to identify key predictors of survival from PEA-SCA.
METHODS: Our study sample is drawn from two ongoing community-based, prospective studies of out-of-hospital SCA: Oregon SUDS from the Portland, OR metro area (Pop. approx. 1 million; 2002-2017) and Ventura PRESTO from Ventura County, CA (Pop. approx. 850,000, 2015-2021). For the present sub-study, we included SCA cases with PEA as the presenting rhythm where emergency medical services (EMS) personnel attempted resuscitation.
RESULTS: We identified 1,704 PEA-SCA cases, of which 173 (10.2%) were survivors and 1,531 (89.8%) non-survivors. Patients whose PEA-SCA occurred in a healthcare unit (16.9%) or public location (18.1%) had higher survival than those whose PEA-SCA occurred at home (9.3%) or in a care facility (5.7%). Young age, witness status, PEA-SCA location and pre-existing COPD/asthma were independent predictors of survival. Among witnessed cases the survival rate was 10% even if EMS response time was >10 minutes.
CONCLUSIONS: Key determinants for survival from PEA-SCA were young age, witnessed status, public location and pre-existing COPD/asthma. Survival outcomes in witnessed PEA cases were better than expected, even with delayed EMS response.
METHODS: Our study sample is drawn from two ongoing community-based, prospective studies of out-of-hospital SCA: Oregon SUDS from the Portland, OR metro area (Pop. approx. 1 million; 2002-2017) and Ventura PRESTO from Ventura County, CA (Pop. approx. 850,000, 2015-2021). For the present sub-study, we included SCA cases with PEA as the presenting rhythm where emergency medical services (EMS) personnel attempted resuscitation.
RESULTS: We identified 1,704 PEA-SCA cases, of which 173 (10.2%) were survivors and 1,531 (89.8%) non-survivors. Patients whose PEA-SCA occurred in a healthcare unit (16.9%) or public location (18.1%) had higher survival than those whose PEA-SCA occurred at home (9.3%) or in a care facility (5.7%). Young age, witness status, PEA-SCA location and pre-existing COPD/asthma were independent predictors of survival. Among witnessed cases the survival rate was 10% even if EMS response time was >10 minutes.
CONCLUSIONS: Key determinants for survival from PEA-SCA were young age, witnessed status, public location and pre-existing COPD/asthma. Survival outcomes in witnessed PEA cases were better than expected, even with delayed EMS response.
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