Birgit Markus, Nikolaos Patsalis, Charlotte Müller, Georgios Chatzis, Leona Möller, Rosita Rupa, Simon Viniol, Susanne Betz, Bernhard Schieffer, Julian Kreutz
BACKGROUND: Despite continuous advances in post-resuscitation management, outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is limited. To improve the outcome, interdisciplinary Cardiac Arrest Centers (CACs) have been established in recent years, but survival remains low and treatment strategies vary considerably in clinical and geographical aspects. Here we analyzed a strategy of in-hospital post-resuscitation management while evaluating the outcome. METHODS: A broad spectrum of pre- and in-hospital parameters of 545 resuscitated patients, admitted to the Cardiac Arrest Center of the University Hospital of Marburg (MCAC) between 01/2018 and 12/2022 were retrospectively analyzed...
May 3, 2024: European Heart Journal. Quality of Care & Clinical Outcomes