Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation differences by sex – The role of arrest recognition
Authors' conclusion
OHCA recognition and bystander CPR differ by patient sex in NSW.
Study context
- Population
- Bystander-witnessed, paramedic-attended Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCA) in New South Wales, January 2017 to December 2019
- Participants
- 4,491 participants
- Exposure
- Female vs male patients
- Outcome
- Bystander CPR
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Females vs MalesAdjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Private residential locations
0.82(0.70–0.95)
Public locations
0.58(0.39–0.88)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
OHCA recognition during emergency call, public locations
P = 0.002
| Outcome | Females | Males | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bystander AED use | 4.8% | 9.6% | 0.83 (0.60–1.12) | |
| Initial shockable rhythm | 0.52 (0.44–0.61) | |||
| Survival of the event | 1.34 (1.15–1.56) | |||
| 0.512Adjusted odds ratio (log scale) |
- OHCA recognition during emergency call, public locations — Partially explained the sex association with bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- ∼44%
- Bystander AED use: after adjustment for location and other covariates; no longer significant
- Bystander AED use: unadjusted p < 0.001
OHCA recognition, private residential locations
- Sex difference in recognition not observed
- P = 0.2
Survival to hospital discharge
- No sex difference in survival to hospital discharge
- AOR 0.96 (95% CI 0.77-1.19)
Original publication
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation differences by sex – The role of arrest recognition. Resuscitation. Published 27 April 2024. doi:10.
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