Intensive care–treated cardiac arrest: a retrospective study on the impact of extended age on mortality, neurological outcome, received treatments and healthcare-associated costs

Background Cardiac arrest (CA) is a leading cause of death worldwide. As population ages, the need for research focusing on CA in elderly increases. This study investigated treatment intensity, 12-month neurological outcome, mortality and healthcare-associated costs for patients aged over 75 years t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine resuscitation and emergency medicine, 2021-07, Vol.29 (1), p.103-103, Article 103
Hauptverfasser:	Holmström, Ester, Efendijev, Ilmar, Raj, Rahul, Pekkarinen, Pirkka T, Litonius, Erik, Skrifvars, Markus B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of daily living Age groups Aged patients Cardiac arrest cardiopulmonary resuscitation Care and treatment critical care Demographic aspects Elderly Electronic health records Hospital costs Intensive care intensive care unit Intensive care units Medical care, Cost of Mortality OHCA Original Research Patient outcomes Patients Population Rehabilitation Statistics
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Cardiac arrest (CA) is a leading cause of death worldwide. As population ages, the need for research focusing on CA in elderly increases. This study investigated treatment intensity, 12-month neurological outcome, mortality and healthcare-associated costs for patients aged over 75 years treated for CA in an intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary hospital. Methods This single-centre retrospective study included adult CA patients treated in a Finnish tertiary hospital's ICU between 2005 and 2013. We stratified the study population into two age groups:
ISSN:	1757-7241 1757-7241
DOI:	10.1186/s13049-021-00923-0