Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Ethnic differences of the care pathway following an out-of-hospital cardiac event: A systematic review
Authors' conclusion
The extent and reasons for differences in cardiac care pathways are considerable.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with an acute cardiac event in the community (out-of-hospital)40 studies
- Comparison
- Minoritised vs non-minoritised ethnic populations
- Outcome
- Differences in the care pathway for acute cardiac events by ethnicity or race
Methodological detailsnarrative synthesis, PRISMA 2020, Articles published 1 January 2000 – 1 January 2023; 3552 identified, 40 eligible
- Narrative synthesis
- PRISMA 2020
- Articles published 1 January 2000 – 1 January 2023; 3552 identified, 40 eligible
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Care pathway variables differing by ethnicity or race
- Variables differing by ethnicity or race: time to care, transportation, event-related variables, EMS interactions and symptoms
- Meta-analysis not performed due to heterogeneity
Original publication
Ethnic differences of the care pathway following an out-of-hospital cardiac event: A systematic review. Resuscitation. Published 27 October 2023. doi:10.
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