Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by poisoning – A Swedish nationwide study over 15 years
Authors' conclusion
Patients with an OHCA caused by poisoning were younger, a larger proportion of men and had several predictors for increased mortality, yet still had a lower 30-day mortality rate when compared to other causes.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Sweden, 2007–2021OHCA
- Participants
- 66,261 adults
- Exposure
- OHCA caused by poisoning vs medical and non-medical causes
- Outcome
- 30-day mortality
- Follow-up
- 30 days
Methodological detailsnationwide, three Swedish national registries
- Nationwide
- Three Swedish national registries
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio (95% CI)
Poisoning vs Medical
3.1(2.5–3.8)
Poisoning vs Non-medical
3.7(2.8–5.0)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Characteristics of poisoning OHCA
- Poisoning: median age
- 43 years
- Poisoning: men
- 67%
- Poisoning: lowest frequency of witnessed event and shockable rhythm of the groups
- Most common poisoning: poly-substance
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by poisoning – A Swedish nationwide study over 15 years. Resuscitation. Published 27 October 2023. doi:10.
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