Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Cost of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors compared with matched control groups
An erratum to this article was published (Resuscitation, Feb 2025 ↗)
Authors' conclusion
Total costs of OHCA survivors were considerably higher than costs of MI- and non-CD controls. Hospital costs were highest during the first year after event, and work inability during the second to fifth year with sick leave and later disability pension as main burdens.
Study context
- Population
- Survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) 2005–2018 in Denmark (Danish OHCA Registers) and matched controlsOHCA survivors, with matched controls
- Participants
- 5,646 survivors
- Exposure
- OHCA survivors vs myocardial infarction (MI) controls vs controls with no cardiac disease
- OHCA survivorsn = 5,646
- Outcome
- Societal costs (healthcare utilization, sick leave, vocational rehabilitation, disability pension, other social benefits)
- Follow-up
- One year before event and five years after
Methodological detailsregister-based, matched on gender and age
- Register-based
- Matched on gender and age
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Mean societal costs · 6-year period
Difference
49,132 €
OHCA survivors vs MI control
Difference
100,583 €
OHCA survivors vs non-CD control
OHCA survivors
119,106
mean · 95% CI 116,297–121,916 · €
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Cost of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors compared with matched control groups. Resuscitation. Published 13 May 2024. doi:10.
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