Survival after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Nursing Homes: A Nationwide Study

Marianne Pape, Shahzleen Rajan, Steen Møller Hansen, Rikke Nørmark Mortensen, Signe Riddersholm, Fredrik Folke, Lena Karlsson, Freddy Lippert, Lars Køber, Gunnar Gislason, Helle Søholm, Mads Wissenberg, Thomas A Gerds, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Kristian Kragholm

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Survival among nursing home residents who suffers out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is sparsely studied. Deployment of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in nursing home facilities in Denmark is unknown. We examined 30-day survival following OHCA in nursing and private home residents.

METHODS: This register-based, nationwide, follow-up study identified OHCA-patients ≥18 years of age with a resuscitation attempt in nursing homes and private homes using Danish Cardiac Arrest Register data from June 1, 2001 to December 31, 2014. The primary outcome measure was 30-day survival. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to assess factors potentially associated with survival among nursing and private home residents separately.

RESULTS: Of 26,999 OCHAs, 2,516 (9.3%) occurred in nursing homes, and 24,483 (90.7%) in private homes. Nursing home residents were older (median 83 (Q1-Q3: 75-89) vs. 71 (Q1-Q3: 61-80) years), had more witnessed arrest (55.4% vs. 43.4%), received more bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (49.7% vs. 35.3%), but less pre-hospital defibrillation (15.1% vs. 29.8%). Registered AEDs increased in the period 2007-2014 from 1 to 211 in nursing homes vs. 1 to 488 in private homes. Average 30-day survival in nursing homes was 1.7% [95%CI: 1.2-2.2%] vs. 4.9% [95%CI: 4.6-5.2%] in private homes (P < 0.001). If bystanders witnessed the arrest, performed CPR, and pre-hospital defibrillation was performed, 30-day survival was 7.7% [95%CI: 3.5-11.9%] vs. 24.2% [95%CI: 22.5-25.9%] in nursing vs. private home residents.

CONCLUSIONS: Average 30-day survival after OHCA was very low in nursing home residents, but those who received early resuscitative efforts had higher chance of survival.

Original languageEnglish
JournalResuscitation
Volume125
Pages (from-to)90-98
Number of pages9
ISSN0300-9572
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2018

Keywords

  • Defibrillation
  • Nursing home
  • Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
  • Resuscitation
  • Survival
  • Nursing Homes/statistics & numerical data
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Time-to-Treatment
  • Comorbidity
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Homes for the Aged/statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/statistics & numerical data
  • Emergency Medical Services/statistics & numerical data
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Denmark
  • Female
  • Registries
  • Aged
  • Defibrillators/statistics & numerical data
  • Population Surveillance
  • Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest/mortality

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