About this trial
This study will evaluated the epidemiology and the outcomes of patients suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with presumed cardiac etiology in Korea.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
OHCA patients who were transported to participating emergency department (ED) by emergency medical service with resuscitation efforts and whose arrest was identified as a presumed cardiac etiology by emergency physicians in ED.
Disqualifiers
OHCA with terminal illness documented by medical record, under hospice care, with pregnancy, with pre-documented 'Do Not Resuscitate' card
OHCA of definite non-cardiac etiology, including trauma, drowning, poisoning, burn, asphyxia, or hanging
Trial population
EMS treated OHCA who visits study participating ED
Trial design
Case-only
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
No intervention planned
Other interventionNo intervention planned
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Survival at 6 month
Patients will be followed upon hospital discharge and up to 6 month.
Secondary outcomes
Good neurological recovery at 6 month
Good neurological recovery: Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) 1 or 2. Patients will be followed upon hospital discharge and up to 6 month.
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