Fadi Khazaal, Abdulrahman Arabi, Ashfaq Patel, Rajvir Singh, Jassim Mohd Al Suwaidi, Awad Al-Qahtani, Salaheddin Omran Arafa, Nidal Asaad, Hajar A Hajar
Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death worldwide. However, there is limited information on the outcome of the OHCA in the Middle East population, and limited studies have been carried out in the Arab Gulf countries. Hence, we aim to study the incidence and rate of survival in the OHCA setting and to assess the impact of gender on the clinical outcome following OHCA. Methods: Retrospective analysis of a prospective registry of all eligible, consecutive, and nontraumatic adult patients who successfully resuscitated (return of spontaneous circulation) from "Cardiac Arrest" occurring outside the hospital, Hospitalized in Doha, Qatar from January 1991 to June 2010...
April 2022: Heart Views: the Official Journal of the Gulf Heart Association