Mortality Factors in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients: A Nationwide Population-based Study in Taiwan

Mortality Factors in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients: A Nationwide Population-based Study in Taiwan

Background: Survival after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) depends on the integrity of the community chain of survival, including optimal and high-quality CPR, early defibrillation, and postresuscitation care. Older OHCA patients may have worse outcomes than the younger ones. This study aim...

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Main Authors: Dorji Harnod, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Wen Han Chang, Ray-E Chang, Chu-Hui Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2013-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
age
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
risk factors
survival
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959813000896

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