Gender differences in short- and long-term outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Analysis of the LINC trial.

• Background: We aimed to identify gender differences in survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).Methods: 2,589 OHCA victims were analyzed, 33.3% women, from the LINC trial. After identifying gender differences in baseline characteristics, cardiac arrest (CA) events and survival rates, multivariable logistic regression was performed irrespective of treatment group.Results: Unadjusted analysis demonstrated no difference between women and men in 4- hour survival, 22.1% vs. 24.4% (p=0.20). Women had lower survival rates at hospital discharge, 6.7% vs. 10.1% (p=0.003) and after 6 months, 5.9% vs. 9.5% (p=0.002). Women were older, 71.5 vs. 67.9 years of age (p<0.001), had lower rates of CA with suspected cardiac aetiology, 63.8% vs. 74.3% (p<0.001), and shockable first rhythm, 18.9% vs. 35.0% (p<0.001). More women had crew-witnessed CA, 9.3% vs. 6.0% (p=0.002). There was no difference regarding witnessed CA, 65.3% vs. 67.2% (p=0.33) and bystander CPR, 55.2% vs. 57.7% (p=0.24).After adjusting for age, randomization group, witnessed CA, bystander CPR, first analysed rhythm and cardiac aetiology, female gender was an independent predictor for 4-hour survival, OR 1.34 (95% C.I. 1.06 – 1.69) but not for survival at hospital discharge, OR 1.19 (95% C.I. 0.83 – 1.72) or after 6 months, OR 1.12 (95% C.I. 0.76 – 1.63).Fewer women were treated with coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention and therapeutic hypothermia, 23.5% vs. 45.7% (p<0.001), 14.5% vs. 30.2% (p<0.001), 54.0% vs. 69.1% (p<0.001), respectively.Conclusions: Female gender was an independent predictor for early survival. At hospital discharge and after 6 months these gender differences in survival were no longer found. 

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Cardiac arrest

gender differences

out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

randomized controlled trial

mechanical chest compression

defibrillation

LUCAS CPR

external chest compressions

ventricular fibrillation

systole

pulseless electrical activity.

Anestesiologi och intensivvård

Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care

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