Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Return to work after out of hospital cardiac arrest, insights from a prospective multicentric French cohort
Authors' conclusion
In this prospective study regarding French OHCA survivors, return to work is associated with better socio-economical individual and environmental status, as well as better scores on all MPAI-4 components.
Study context
- Population
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors <65 years, discharged alive from Intensive Care Unit (ICU), who worked before OHCA; French AfterRosc cohort, April 2021–March 2022251 in registry
- Participants
- 31 survivors
- Exposure
- Returned to work vs did not return to work
- Returned to workn = 17
- Outcome
- Return to work and its components
- Follow-up
- 1 year after OHCA
Methodological detailsmulticentre, Phone-call interview 1 year after OHCA
- Multicentre
- Phone-call interview 1 year after OHCA
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Return to work · 1 year
| Group | Value | Delay to return | Initial work adjustments required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Returned to work | 17 events | median 112 days [92-157] | nine (53%) |
Returned to work
Value17 events
Delay to returnmedian 112 days [92-157]
Initial work adjustments requirednine (53%)
- Returned to work ad integrum
- 6 patients (19%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Significant drop of income in those not returned to work
- P = 0.0025
Original publication
Return to work after out of hospital cardiac arrest, insights from a prospective multicentric French cohort. Resuscitation. Published 27 April 2024. doi:10.
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