Abstract
Background
Several studies have reported racial/ethnic variation in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) characteristics with varying
Conclusions
Our objective was to systematically review and meta-analyse the evidence for differences in OOHCA survival and characteristics between Blacks and Whites.
Methods
Medline and EMBASE databases were searched for studies investigating racial/ethnic differences in OOHCA characteristics. Studies of any relevant design that measured OOHCA characteristics and stratified them by Black and White racial/ethnic groups were included. Two independent reviewers extracted the following information: study population including race and/or ethnicity, location, age and OOHCA variables as per the Utsein template and a meta-analysis of studies was carried out.
Results
Nineteen studies compared Black and White populations and of these 14 were suitable for meta-analysis. Data presented in table 1 exhibits that Blacks were less likely to have bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a witnessed arrest or an initial ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia (VF/VT) arrest rhythm compared to Whites. Blacks also had lower rates of survival to hospital admission and discharg
Several studies have reported racial/ethnic variation in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) characteristics with varying
Conclusions
Our objective was to systematically review and meta-analyse the evidence for differences in OOHCA survival and characteristics between Blacks and Whites.
Methods
Medline and EMBASE databases were searched for studies investigating racial/ethnic differences in OOHCA characteristics. Studies of any relevant design that measured OOHCA characteristics and stratified them by Black and White racial/ethnic groups were included. Two independent reviewers extracted the following information: study population including race and/or ethnicity, location, age and OOHCA variables as per the Utsein template and a meta-analysis of studies was carried out.
Results
Nineteen studies compared Black and White populations and of these 14 were suitable for meta-analysis. Data presented in table 1 exhibits that Blacks were less likely to have bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a witnessed arrest or an initial ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia (VF/VT) arrest rhythm compared to Whites. Blacks also had lower rates of survival to hospital admission and discharg
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | E1907-E1907 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Journal of the American College of Cardiology |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Mar 2012 |
| Event | 61st Annual Scientific Session and Expo of the American-College-of-Cardiology (ACC) - Chicago, Israel Duration: 24 Mar 2012 → 27 Mar 2012 |