Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Survival in children and young adults over 30 years, a nationwide registry-based cohort study
Main finding · 30-day survivalResult — go to the resultOdds of survival 3.00 95% CI 1.43–6.94Authors' conclusion
Survival rate after OHCA in children and young adults has increased three-fold over the past 30 years.
Study context
- Population
- Individuals aged 0 to 30 years with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Sweden, 1990–2020, in whom cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was initiated
- Participants
- 4,804 individuals
- Exposure
- Time periods 1990–2020
- Outcome
- 30-day survival
- Follow-up
- 30 days
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
over 30 years
Odds of survival
3.00
95% CI 1.43–6.94
P = 0.006
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
30-day survival, age <1 year (subgroup)
- Survival increased from 2% to 19%
Time to CPR
- Decreased from 14 to 2 min
10-year survival among 30-day survivors
- High among those who survived 30 days
Etiology of cardiac arrest
- Varied significantly across age groups but relatively consistent over time; causes linked to mental illness a substantial percentage
Original publication
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Survival in children and young adults over 30 years, a nationwide registry-based cohort study. Resuscitation. Published 30 December 2023. doi:10.
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