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Outcomes for out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest transported to emergency departments in Hanoi, Vietnam: A multi‐centre observational study
Author(s) -
Hoang Bui Hai,
Do Ngoc Son,
Vu Dinh Hung,
Do Giang Phuc,
Dao Xuan Dung,
Nguyen Huu Huan,
Luu Quang Thuy,
Le Van Cuong,
Nguyen Huu Tu,
Dinh Michael M,
Nakahara Shinji
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/1742-6723.13750
Subject(s) - medicine , return of spontaneous circulation , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , observational study , emergency medicine , defibrillation , emergency medical services , medical emergency , resuscitation , hospital discharge , intensive care medicine
Objective To describe the outcomes of patients with out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) transported to hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. Methods This was a multi‐centre observational study of patients presenting with OHCA to one of five tertiary care hospital EDs in Hanoi from 2017 to 2019. Results We analysed data from 239 OHCA cases of which 70.7% were witnessed, and 8.4% received bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The emergency medical services (EMS) transported 20.5% of cases to hospital with the remaining being transported by private vehicle. No patients received external defibrillation before arriving to hospital. Return of spontaneous circulation in hospital was 33.1%, with 3.8% of patients survived to hospital discharge and only one patient (0.4%) discharged from hospital with a favourable neurological outcome. Conclusions In cases of OHCA in Hanoi, both the proportion of cases receiving bystander CPR and EMS transportation were small. Urgent investments in pre‐hospital capacity, training and capabilities are required to improve outcomes for OHCA in Hanoi.