Care after a cardiac arrest

Description

The care of patients who have survived the early phase of a cardiac arrest out-of-hospitalout-of-hospital has been intensified over the past decade, with an increasing incidence of treatment with hypothermia, mechanical revascularization and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD).
In the absence of extensive randomized studies documenting the value of various aspects of care after a cardiac arrest, there is a need for a continuous monitoring of the consequences of the introduction of these various treatments.
The study tests the hypothesis that the degree of activity in the care after a cardiac arrest is related to survival after 30 days with good cerebral function as well as survival after one year.
A prospective and retrospective survey was conducted of all patients who were alive when admitted to hospital during the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2011 in the whole of Västra Götaland with respect to various factors in cases of cardiac arrest, previous medical history and care after a cardiac arrest. Approximately 700 patients are expected to be included in the study.

Project manager

Herlitz, Johan

Subjects

Caring Science
Medicine

Research areas

Integrated nursing science

Financiers

Västra Götalandsregionen

Start date

2011-01-03