Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Circulatory System Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Conditions
Interventions
No interventions will be conducted specifically for the sake of this study. Data of the sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) patients will be collected from the emergency medical services, hospital, general pr
DNA will be collected from residual material taken for the sake of patient care (e.g., blood samples).
Patients are enrolled in this study when they suffer SCA. They cannot provide in
Sponsors
Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the ARREST study region
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: There are no exclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Causes of SCA are measured by studying genetic material, medication history from the patient's pharmacist, medical data retrieved from the patient's general practitioner and/or treating hospital and (social) environmental data retrieved from the national statistics agency. 2. Survival after out-of-hospital SCA, measured at hospital discharge using hospital records, and 30-day survival using basic civic registry | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life after surviving SCA is measured using score on Cerebral Performance Category at hospital discharge. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed