Mortality in young adults following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Evidence from two nationwide propensity-matched cohorts in the United States a decade apart

• Authors: Rupak Desai, Atlanta VA Medical Center; Akhil Jain, Mercy Catholic Medical Center; Kartik Dhaduk, Geisinger Health System; Arashpreet Kaur Chhina, Washington DC VA Medical Center; Jilmil Raina, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center; Vikram Itare, BronxCare Health System; Gautam Kumar, Emory University; Rajesh Sachdeva, Emory University
• Journal Title: IJC Heart and Vasculature
• Volume: Volume 38
• Publisher: Elsevier | 2022-02-01, Pages 100937-100937
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100937
• Subjects: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery; Health Sciences, Health Care Management
• Keywords: cardiac arrest; OHCA; outcomes; mortality

Abstract

There have been significant improvements in the care of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients in the past decade. Despite improving outcomes in the past decade, the overall OHCA-related mortality and disease burden among survivors measured by disease adjusted life years (DALYs) still remains high in the United States. Adult patients demonstrate poor outcomes following OHCA. However, the literature remains limited regarding OHCA in young population. An improvement in outcomes of OHCA in this age group with more targeted clinical data and interventions can directly translate to economic benefit to healthcare infrastructure. To examine the outcomes of OHCA in the young adults across a decade, we selected two propensity-score matched nationwide cohorts in the US a decade apart, from 2007 and 2017.