Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Neurologic etiologies of cardiac arrest are associated with early withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy
Main finding · SurvivalResult — go to the resultOR for survival 0.39 95% CI 0.21–0.70Authors' conclusion
Neurologic etiologies of cardiac were associated with worse functional outcomes and increased in-hospital mortality.
Study context
- Population
- Patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest
- Participants
- 4,414 patients
- Exposure
- Neurologic vs non-neurologic cardiac arrest etiologies
- Neurologicn = 158
- Outcome
- Survival, rate of WLST-N and early (≤1 day from arrest) WLST-N
Main finding
Survival
OR for survival
0.39
95% CI 0.21–0.70
Neurologic etiology vs Non-neurologic etiology
OR for survival 0.39 (95% CI 0.21–0.70)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | HR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| WLST-NCox regression | 2.4 (1.87–3.15) | |
| 0.20.5125Hazard ratio (log scale) |
Early (≤1 day) WLST-N
- Greater proportion in the Neurologic group
- P < 0.001
Functional outcomes
- Worse in the Neurologic group
- P < 0.001
Original publication
Neurologic etiologies of cardiac arrest are associated with early withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy. Resuscitation. Published 16 May 2025. doi:10.
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