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Out-of-hospital and in-hospital cardiac arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic: changes in demographics, outcomes and management.
Fontanelli, Luca; Sandroni, Claudio; Skrifvars, Markus B.
  • Fontanelli L; Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy - luca.fontanelli01@universitadipavia.it.
  • Sandroni C; Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology, IRCCS A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Rome, Italy.
  • Skrifvars MB; Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Sacred Heart Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Minerva Anestesiol ; 88(7-8): 594-603, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1934883
ABSTRACT
During the COVID-19 pandemic, prehospital and hospital services were put under great stress because of limited resources and increased workloads. One expected effect was the increased number of out-of-hospital (OHCA) and in-hospital (IHCA) cardiac arrests that occurred during 2020 compared to previous years. Both direct and indirect mechanisms were involved. In the former case, although the exact mechanisms by which SARS-CoV-2 causes cardiac arrest (CA) are still unknown, severe hypoxia, a dysregulated immune host response and sepsis are probably implicated and are often seen in COVID-19 patients with poor outcomes. In the latter case, the strain on hospitals, changes in treatment protocols, governments' actions to limit the spread of the disease and fear of the contagion naturally affected treatment efficacy and disrupted the CA chain of survival; as expected in OHCA, only a small proportion of patients were positive to COVID-19, and yet reported outcomes were worse during the pandemic. CA patient characteristics were reported, along with modifications in patient management. In this review, we summarize the evidence to date regarding OHCA and IHCA epidemiology and management during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Emergency Medical Services / Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Minerva Anestesiol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Emergency Medical Services / Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Minerva Anestesiol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article