Epidemiology and Cost-effectiveness of Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Finland

Kuopio University Hospital2,600 enrolled

Overview

Observational study of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during 6 months in regional areas of Helsinki University Hospital and Kuopio University Hospital from activation of EMS system until follow up to 6 months of survival.Simultaneous observation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest primary survivors admitted to all Finnish ICUs.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,600

Conditions

Cardiac Arrest

Interventions

No interventionOTHER

Observational study, no interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

Kuopio University Hospital

Kuopio, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Alive at hospital discharge (time frame: Hospital discharge day)

alive at hospital discharge

Time frame: 12 hours

Secondary Outcomes

CPC (time frame: 1 year after cardiac arrest)

Neurologic outcome (Cerebral Performance Category) at one year after out of hospital cardiac arrest.

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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