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Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the South Bronx (preprint)
medrxiv; 2022.
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in English
| medRxiv | ID: ppzbmed-10.1101.2022.06.08.22276169
ABSTRACT
Background:
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major health challenge; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on OHCA in the South Bronx is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine differences between return of spontaneous circulation(ROSC), witnessed arrest, bystander CPR and survival to discharge, prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve ROSC and survival.Methods:
Single-center retrospective study of non-traumatic OHCA adult patients admitted to Lincoln Medical Center between 8/2019 to 6/2021, 3/2020 being the first established date of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding was used to identify cardiac arrests and collect information. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM-SPSS.Results:
ROSC time pre COVID-19 was 26 minutes, during the COVID-19 pandemic it was 25 minutes 54 seconds. A significant difference in witnessed arrests in the pre COVID-19 period compared to the COVID-19 period (86% vs 55% p = 0.03). Bystander CPR occurred 36% of the time in the pre COVID-19 period contrasting to 19% during. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the overall survival to discharge in OHCA ROSC cases was 28.5% comparing to 29% during the pandemic. ROSC was 18 minutes among survivors during the pandemic, compared to 21 minutes in survivors prior to COVID (p = 0.2).Conclusion:
There was a non-significant difference in ROSC, bystander CPR and survival to discharge in non-traumatic OHCA prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the South Bronx. There was a significant difference in witnessed vs unwitnessed OHCA prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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medRxiv
Main subject:
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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COVID-19
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Heart Arrest
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Malocclusion
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Preprint
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