Risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among sepsis survivors in Taiwan: analysis of a nationwide population-based cohort
Journal
BMJ open
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
9
Date Issued
2021-09-14
Author(s)
Hsu, Wan-Ting
Sherrod, Charles Fox
Tehrani, Babak
Papaila, Alexa
Porta, Lorenzo
Hsu, Tzu-Chun
Abstract
There is minimal literature examining the association of sepsis with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Using a large national database, we aimed to quantify the risk of OHCA among sepsis patients after hospital discharge.
Subjects
adult intensive & critical care; cardiology; epidemiology
SDGs
Other Subjects
adult; Article; atrial fibrillation; chronic obstructive lung disease; cohort analysis; comparative study; congestive heart failure; controlled study; dementia; emergency ward; female; hospital discharge; hospital patient; human; ICD-9-CM; major clinical study; male; national health insurance; neurologic disease; out of hospital cardiac arrest; outcome assessment; patient; peptic ulcer; retrospective study; sepsis; septic shock; survivor; Taiwan; out of hospital cardiac arrest; resuscitation; sepsis; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Cohort Studies; Humans; Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; Sepsis; Survivors; Taiwan
Type
journal article