Comparing outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with initial shockable rhythm in Singapore and Osaka using population-based databases

• Main Authors: Okada, Yohei, Nur Shahidahn, Ng, Yih Yng, Chia, Michael Y. C., Gan, Han Nee, Leong, Benjamin S. H., Mao, Desmond R., Ng, Wei Ming, Edwin, Nausheen, Kiguchi, Takeyuki, Nishioka, Norihiro, Kitamura, Tetsuhisa, Iwami, Taku, Ong, Marcus Eng Hock
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Databases
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173712
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Previous research indicated outcomes among refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients with initial shockable rhythm were different in Singapore and Osaka, Japan, possibly due to the differences in access to extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. However, this previous study had...