Characteristics and short-term survival of individuals with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the East Bohemian region.
OBJECTIVE
We describe survival after admission to hospital from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the East Bohemian region, according to the Utstein Style guidelines and have identified the main diagnosis including in those who died and had an autopsy.


METHODS
Over a period of 29 months we used a questionnaire supplied to 24 rescue stations, to identify 718 individuals (511 men and 207 women, aged 16-97 years) with confirmed cardiac arrest who were considered for resuscitation.


RESULTS
Out of 560 patients in whom cardiopulmonary resuscitation for OHCA of confirmed cardiac aetiology was attempted, 350 patients (62.5%) died in the field and 61 (10.9%) died during transport. Hospital admission was achieved in 149 cases (26.6%) and, of these, 96 patients died. Fifty-three patients (9.5%) were discharged home alive, 36 (6.4%) with an intact CNS. The first monitored rhythm showed asystole in 264 cases (47.1%) followed by ventricular fibrillation in 227 cases (40.5%). The main diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD) was established clinically in 467 cases (83.4%). In 175 autopsy reports this diagnosis was noted in 152 cases (86.9%).


CONCLUSIONS
Of patients resuscitated for OHCA of cardiac aetiology, 9.5% survived to leave the acute hospital. CHD was the principle diagnosis in the entire group and this correlated with the same finding in the group of patients who received an autopsy.
Pleskot
Miloslav
M
Ist Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Sokolska 581, 500 05 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Babu
Anush
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Kajzr
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Kvasnicka
Jiri
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Stritecky
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Cermakova
Eva
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Mestan
Miroslav
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Parizek
Petr
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Tauchman
Miloslav
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Tusl
Zdenek
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Perna
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015984:Causality; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016019:Survival Analysis