Sex and 30-day survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Scotland 2011–2020
Males had higher age-adjusted 30-day survival after OHCA than females. However, after adjusting for confounding/mediating variables, sex was not associated with 30-day survival after OHCA. Our findings suggest that initial cardiac rhythm and location of the arrest are potential mediators of higher 30-day OHCA survival in males than females. Improving proportions of females who present with initial shockable rhythm may reduce sex differences in survival after OHCA.
Authors
- Philipp S. Wild (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4413-9752)
- Laura Bijman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6851-9410)
- Nynke Halbesma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4118-3259)
- Gareth R. Clegg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4314-611X)
Institutions
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-024-00731-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07
Funders
- British Heart Foundation