Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Epidemiology and Outcomes in Kaunas 2016-2021

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences1,500 enrolled

Overview

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest rate is common problem, because of high mortality rate. It is not clear incidence rate, epidemiology and outcomes in Lithuania and Kaunas city included.

This data reported according to UTSTEIN guidelines could be compared with other countries from the region although not much data is available, but it will be a baseline for future references about processes in patient management, demographics, incidence rate and OHCA outcomes.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,500

Conditions

Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Interventions

Dispatcher protocol changeOTHER

In the beginning of 2019 dispatcher protocol was changed to shorten the time of death detection

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * OHCA patients of all ages more than 18 years-old with resuscitation commenced or continued by EMS personnel were included. Exclusion Criteria: * obviously dead patients, were excluded

Locations (2)

Kaunas city ambulance station

Kaunas, Lithuania

Lithuanian university of health sciences hospital Kaunas clinics

Kaunas, Lithuania

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The detection of death will be shorter

Time frame: 31 Dec 2021

Secondary Outcomes

The survival rate will increase

Time frame: 31 Dec 2021

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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