McDonnell, Samantha J., Whittington, Andrew and Perkins, Gavin D. (2015) Survey of current strategies for case ascertainment for out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in UK ambulance services. Resuscitation, 96 . 103. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.09.244 ISSN 0300-9572.

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Abstract

Purpose of the study: In the UK, 30,000 people sustain an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) each year.1 Consistency in approach for case definition and case is of central importance when comparing outcomes from OHCA between ambulance services and nations. How an organisation defines and identifies an OHCA will impact greatly on the denominator in calculating survival statistics. Data from the Department of Health National Quality Indicators has demonstrated that where resuscitation is attempted there is significant variability between ambulance services in rates of successful initial resuscitation (13–27%) and survival to hospital discharge (2–12%) which indicates the lack of a consistent approach to definition and case ascertainment.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title:	Resuscitation
Publisher:	Elsevier Ireland Ltd
ISSN:	0300-9572
Official Date:	November 2015
Dates:	Date Event November 2015 Published
Volume:	96
Article Number:	103
DOI:	10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.09.244
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Description:	Resuscitation 2015, ERC Symposium on Guidelines: Abstract Presentations

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