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COVID-19 and the global OHCA crisis : an urgent need for system level solutions

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Christian, Michael D. and Couper, Keith (2020) COVID-19 and the global OHCA crisis : an urgent need for system level solutions. Resuscitation, 157 . pp. 274-276. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.11.004

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Abstract

In this edition of Resuscitation, two systematic reviews 1 , 2 and a national Spanish cohort study 3 highlight the alarming impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The rapidly increasing literature in this area is highlighted by the difference in the number of identified studies between the two systematic reviews, despite only a small difference in search dates. Compared with historical data, these papers consistently show that during the COVID-19 period there were more cardiac arrests in the home, ambulance response time increased, and a marked decrease in patient survival. In contrast to data included in the two systematic reviews, OHCA incidence in Spain actually decreased although this is likely explained by differences in system response. The net result is a significant excess OHCA mortality during the COVID-19 period.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cardiac arrest, Heart -- Diseases -- Patients, COVID-19 (Disease) -- Complications, Cardiac intensive care, Critical care medicine, Emergency medicine
Journal or Publication Title: Resuscitation
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
ISSN: 0300-9572
Official Date: December 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
December 2020Published
9 November 2020Available
9 November 2020Accepted
Volume: 157
Page Range: pp. 274-276
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.11.004
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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