Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status and lay bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation initiation for witnessed cardiac arrest
Main finding · Lay bystander CPR initiation rateResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.11 95% CI 0.83–1.48Authors' conclusion
This study revealed that the rate of CPR initiation by lay bystanders did not differ between HIV and non-HIV subjects during OHCA.
Study context
- Population
- Witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), French registries, 2012–2020
- Participants
- 58,177 witnessed OHCA cases
- Exposure
- HIV-positive vs HIV-negative OHCA victims
- HIVn = 192
- Outcome
- CPR initiation by lay bystanders
Methodological details2 French cardiac arrest registries (SDEC and RéAC)
- 2 French cardiac arrest registries (SDEC and RéAC)
Main finding
Lay bystander CPR initiation rate
Adjusted odds ratio
1.11
95% CI 0.83–1.48
By group
HIV vs Non-HIV
adjusted OR 1.11 (95% CI 0.83–1.48)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
CPR initiation rate by location
Home
Public places
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) initiation rate by location: interaction P = 0.46
Survival and neurological outcomes at hospital discharge
- Did not differ by HIV status
Original publication
HIV status and lay bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation initiation for witnessed cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. Published 8 June 2024. doi:10.
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