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Long-term outcome of elderly out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors as compared with their younger counterparts and the general population.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND::Over the past decade, prehospital and in-hospital treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has improved considerably. There are sparse data on the long-term outcome, especially in elderly patients. We studied whether elderly patients benefit to the same extent compared with younger patients and at long-term follow up as compared with the general population. METHODS::Between 2001 and 2010, data from all patients presented to our hospital after OHCA were recorded. Elderly patients (?75 years) were compared with younger patients. Neurological outcome was classified as cerebral performance category (CPC) at hospital discharge and long-term survival was compared with younger patients and predicted survival rates of the general population. RESULTS::Of the 810 patients admitted after OHCA, a total of 551 patients (68%) achieved return of spontaneous circulation, including 125 (23%) elderly patients with a mean age of 81 ± 5 years. In-hospital survival was lower in elderly patients compared with younger patients with rates of 33% versus 57% ( p < 0.001). A CPC of 1 was present in 73% of the elderly patients versus 86% of the younger patients ( p = 0.031). In 7.3% of the elderly patients, a CPC >2 was observed versus 2.5% of their younger counterparts ( p = 0.103). Elderly patients had a median survival of 6.5 [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.0-7.9] years compared with 7.7 (95% CI 7.5-7.9) years of the general population ( p = 0.019). CONCLUSIONS::The survival rate after OHCA in elderly patients is approximately half that of younger patients. Elderly patients who survive to discharge frequently have favorable neurological outcomes and a long-term survival that approximates that of the general population.

SUBMITTER: Hiemstra B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6266245 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Long-term outcome of elderly out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors as compared with their younger counterparts and the general population.

Hiemstra Bart B   Bergman Remco R   Absalom Anthony R AR   van der Naalt Joukje J   van der Harst Pim P   de Vos Ronald R   Nieuwland Wybe W   Nijsten Maarten W MW   van der Horst Iwan C C ICC  

Therapeutic advances in cardiovascular disease 20180920 12


<h4>Background:</h4>Over the past decade, prehospital and in-hospital treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has improved considerably. There are sparse data on the long-term outcome, especially in elderly patients. We studied whether elderly patients benefit to the same extent compared with younger patients and at long-term follow up as compared with the general population.<h4>Methods:</h4>Between 2001 and 2010, data from all patients presented to our hospital after OHCA were recor  ...[more]

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