Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Survival and neurological outcomes among OHCA patients in middle- and high-income countries in the Asia-Pacific
Main finding · Survival with favourable neurological outcome (CPC score)Result — go to the resultAOR for better neurological outcome 9.05 95% CI 6.27–13.72Authors' conclusion
In the PAROS cohort, high-income countries outperform middle income countries in post-OHCA neurological outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- OHCA cases in the Asia-Pacific, Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study (PAROS) dataset 2009–2018; pediatric, pronounced dead at scene, unknown on-scene survival status, no resuscitation attempted and traumatic cases excludedof 207,450 PAROS cases
- Participants
- 168,967 cases
- Exposure
- High-income vs middle-income countries
- High-income countriesn = 165,404
- Middle-income countriesn = 3,563reference
- Outcome
- Neurological outcomes (cerebral performance category score)
Methodological detailsmultivariable logistic regression, multinational registry (PAROS), sensitivity analyses
- Multivariable logistic regression
- Multinational registry (PAROS)
- Sensitivity analyses
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Survival with favourable neurological outcome (CPC score)
AOR for better neurological outcome
9.05
95% CI 6.27–13.72
By group
High-income vs Middle-income
aOR for better neurological outcome 9.05 (95% CI 6.27–13.72)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Results remained consistent throughout sensitivity analyses
Original publication
Survival and neurological outcomes among OHCA patients in middle- and high-income countries in the Asia-Pacific. Resuscitation. Published 24 March 2025. doi:10.
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