Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Epidemiology and Outcomes in Kaunas 2016-2021

Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Epidemiology and Outcomes in Kaunas 2016-2021

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest rate is common problem, because of high mortality rate. It is not clear incidence rate, epidemiology and outcomes in Lithuania and Kaunas city included.

This data reported according to UTSTEIN guidelines could be compared with other countries from the region although not much data is available, but it will be a baseline for future references about processes in patient management, demographics, incidence rate and OHCA outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• OHCA patients of all ages more than 18 years-old with resuscitation commenced or continued by EMS personnel were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• obviously dead patients, were excluded