Epidemiology and outcomes of out of hospital cardiac arrest in Karachi, Pakistan – A longitudinal study
OHCA survival rates are extremely low, necessitating public awareness interventions like CPR training, developing robust pre-hospital systems, and improving in-hospital emergency care through standardized training programs. This pilot registry lays the foundation for implementing interventions to improve survival and emergency medical infrastructure.
Authors
- Noor Baig
- Uzma Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7706-6572)
- Munawar Khursheed
- Salima Kerai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0912-9057)
- Junaid Razzak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0735-9094)
- Bashir Hanif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4354-4692)
- Ali Husseinzadeh Kashan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6004-6882)
- Marcus Eng Hock Ong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7874-7612)
- Nadeem Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4365-0065)
- Ahmed Raheem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4367-1042)
- Fareed Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0478-9849)
- Ghazanfar Saleem
- Syeda Kanza
- Alvia Saad
- Rubaba Khan
- Ayaz Ilyas
- Mohammad Ahraz Hussain
- Saadia Sajid
- Seemin Jamali
- Kamlesh M Bhojwani
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (PK)
- Cornell University (US)
- Singapore General Hospital (SG)
- Indus Hospital (PK)
- Ambulance Care (Sweden) (SE)
- Tabba Heart Institute (PK)
- Duke-NUS Medical School (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Resuscitation Plus
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100773
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.84