Analysis of com plication s af te r out-of-ho sp i ta l cardiac a rr est of tar ge t temperat ure management

To analyse the preva lence of complications related to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients achieving target temperature management within 360 minutes compared to those taking more than 360 minutes. The retrospective study was conducted at a medical centre in Taiwan, and comprised data from Januar y 1, 2014, to December 31, 2020. Data was retrieved using the International Classification of Diseases version 10 codes I46.2, I46.8 and I46.9 related to adult patients of either gender presenting to the Emergenc y Medicine department with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Data included gender, age, medical histor y, body mass index, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score, blood glucose levels, electrocardiogram results, and complications occurring within the target temperature management timeframe. Data was divided into group A having patients who achieved target temperature management within 360 minutes, and group B having patients with delayed TTM of more than 360 minutes. Data was analysed using SPSS 22. Of the 127 patients, 76(59%) were males, 51(41%) were females,, 47(37%) were aged >75 years, and 13(10.3%) were aged