Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Healthcare costs of expedited transport compared with standard care following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: results from the EVIDENCE randomised controlled trial
Primary result · Mean costs per patientResult — go to the resultDifference in mean costs −6799 $ 95% CI -$44,014 to $30,416Authors' conclusion
Health system costs of expedited transport and standard care for patients with OHCA were comparable. Patients transported within, rather than outside, hospital business hours incurred greater healthcare costs.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), EVIDENCE trial, Greater Sydney, Australiaall randomised
- Participants
- 197 patients
- Comparison
- Expedited transport vs standard care after OHCA
- Expeditedn = 102
- Standard caren = 95reference
- Primary endpoint
- Health system costs from paramedic contact to hospital discharge or death
Methodological detailshealth system perspective
- Health system perspective
Primary result
Mean costs per patient
Difference in mean costs
−6799 $
95% CI -$44,014 to $30,416
By group
As reported in the abstract
Further findings
Hospital LOS
| Outcome | Difference in mean costs ($) (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Mean costs per participant by timing (ECPR hours vs outside hours)Higher within ECPR hours | 36,182 ($1554-72,918) |
- Hospital LOS by timing (extracorporeal cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) hours vs outside hours): Within ECPR hours mean 17 (SD 28) days
- Hospital LOS by timing (ECPR hours vs outside hours): Outside ECPR hours mean 14 (SD 19) days
Original publication
Healthcare costs of expedited transport compared with standard care following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: results from the EVIDENCE randomised controlled trial. Resuscitation. Published 10 April 2026. doi:10.
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