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Van Wilder A, Bruyneel L, Cox B, Claessens F, De Ridder D, Janssens S, Vanhaecht K. Call for Action to Target Interhospital Variation in Cardiovascular Mortality, Readmissions, and Length-of-Stay: Results of a National Population Analysis. Med Care 2024; 62:489-499. [PMID: 38775668 DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND Excessive interhospital variation threatens healthcare quality. Data on variation in patient outcomes across the whole cardiovascular spectrum are lacking. We aimed to examine interhospital variability for 28 cardiovascular All Patient Refined-Diagnosis-related Groups (APR-DRGs). METHODS We studied 103,299 cardiovascular admissions in 99 (98%) Belgian acute-care hospitals between 2012 and 2018. Using generalized linear mixed models, we estimated hospital-specific and APR-DRG-specific risk-standardized rates for in-hospital mortality, 30-day readmissions, and length-of-stay above the APR-DRG-specific 90th percentile. Interhospital variation was assessed based on estimated variance components and time trends between the 2012-2014 and 2016-2018 periods were examined. RESULTS There was strong evidence of interhospital variation, with statistically significant variation across the 3 outcomes for 5 APR-DRGs after accounting for patient and hospital factors: percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, hypertension, angina pectoris, and arrhythmia. Medical diagnoses, with in particular hypertension, heart failure, angina pectoris, and cardiac arrest, showed strongest variability, with hypertension displaying the largest median odds ratio for mortality (2.51). Overall, hospitals performing at the upper-quartile level should achieve improvements to the median level, and an annual 633 deaths, 322 readmissions, and 1578 extended hospital stays could potentially be avoided. CONCLUSIONS Analysis of interhospital variation highlights important outcome differences that are not explained by known patient or hospital characteristics. Targeting variation is therefore a promising strategy to improve cardiovascular care. Considering their treatment in multidisciplinary teams, policy makers, and managers should prioritize heart failure, hypertension, cardiac arrest, and angina pectoris improvements by targeting guideline implementation outside the cardiology department.
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- Astrid Van Wilder
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Quality, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Urology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leuven Institute for Healthcare Policy, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Urology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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Price J, Rees P, Lachowycz K, Starr Z, Pareek N, Keeble TR, Major R, Barnard EBG. Increased survival for resuscitated Utstein-comparator group patients conveyed directly to cardiac arrest centres in a large rural and suburban population in England. Resuscitation 2024:110280. [PMID: 38880470 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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AIM The cohort of patients in which cardiac arrest centres (CAC) in rural and suburban populations confer the greatest survival benefit remains unclear. The aim of this study was to assess whether the transfer of resuscitated Utstein-comparator out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients direct to a CAC was associated with improved survival to hospital discharge compared to patients conveyed to non-specialist centres. METHODS A consecutive sample of adult (≥18 years old) Utstein-comparator patients (witnessed collapse and initial shockable rhythm) were included from the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Utstein resuscitation registry; 2018-2022. Logistic regression was used to compare survival to discharge in patients transported to CACs compared with patients transported to non-specialist centres. RESULTS During the study period, resuscitation was attempted in 18,276 OHCA patients. N = 2448 (13.4%) met the Utstein-comparator definition and 1151 patients were included in the final analysis; per protocol. Survival was greater for patients conveyed directly to a CAC (n = 768, 60.7%) compared to non-specialist centres (n = 383, 47.3%); adjusted OR 1.44 (95%CI 1.07-1.94),p = 0.017. Amongst the centres analysed in this study, there was significant inter-hospital variability in survival between CACs (p = 0.017). There was no association between patient volume and survival (p = 0.850). CONCLUSION Direct transport to a cardiac arrest centre was associated with a 44% increase in the odds of survival compared to conveyance to a non-specialist centre for resuscitated adult patients presenting with witnessed collapse and initial shockable OHCA rhythm.
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- James Price
- Department of Research, Audit, Innovation, and Development (RAID), East Anglian Air Ambulance, Norwich, UK; Emergency and Urgent Care Research in Cambridge (EUReCa), PACE Section, Department of Medicine, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
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- Department of Research, Audit, Innovation, and Development (RAID), East Anglian Air Ambulance, Norwich, UK; Barts Interventional Group, Barts Heart Centre, London, UK; The Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; Academic Department of Military Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (Research & Clinical Innovation), Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Research, Audit, Innovation, and Development (RAID), East Anglian Air Ambulance, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Research, Audit, Innovation, and Development (RAID), East Anglian Air Ambulance, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK; School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, BHF Centre of Excellence, King's College London, UK
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- Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, MSE, Basildon, UK; MTRC, Anglia Ruskin School of Medicine, Chelmsford, UK
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- Department of Research, Audit, Innovation, and Development (RAID), East Anglian Air Ambulance, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Research, Audit, Innovation, and Development (RAID), East Anglian Air Ambulance, Norwich, UK; Emergency and Urgent Care Research in Cambridge (EUReCa), PACE Section, Department of Medicine, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK; Academic Department of Military Emergency Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (Research & Clinical Innovation), Birmingham, UK
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Merchant RM, Becker LB, Brooks SC, Chan PS, Del Rios M, McBride ME, Neumar RW, Previdi JK, Uzendu A, Sasson C. The American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2030 Impact Goals and Call to Action to Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2024; 149:e914-e933. [PMID: 38250800 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Every 10 years, the American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee establishes goals to improve survival from cardiac arrest. These goals align with broader AHA Impact Goals and support the AHA's advocacy efforts and strategic investments in research, education, clinical care, and quality improvement programs. This scientific statement focuses on 2030 AHA emergency cardiovascular care priorities, with a specific focus on bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, early defibrillation, and neurologically intact survival. This scientific statement also includes aspirational goals, such as establishing cardiac arrest as a reportable disease and mandating reporting of standardized outcomes from different sources; advancing recognition of and knowledge about cardiac arrest; improving dispatch system response, availability, and access to resuscitation training in multiple settings and at multiple time points; improving availability, access, and affordability of defibrillators; providing a focus on early defibrillation, in-hospital programs, and establishing champions for debriefing and review of cardiac arrest events; and expanding measures to track outcomes beyond survival. The ability to track and report data from these broader aspirational targets will potentially require expansion of existing data sets, development of new data sets, and enhanced integration of technology to collect process and outcome data, as well as partnerships of the AHA with national, state, and local organizations. The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, disparities in COVID-19 outcomes for historically excluded racial and ethnic groups, and the longstanding disparities in cardiac arrest treatment and outcomes for Black and Hispanic or Latino populations also contributed to an explicit focus and target on equity for the AHA Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2030 Impact Goals.
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Bemtgen X, Wengenmayer T. [Out-of-hospital resuscitation: where are we today?]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2023; 148:921-933. [PMID: 37493954 DOI: 10.1055/a-1936-5819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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In circulatory arrest, the first minutes and hours are crucial - rapid and adequate care can significantly increase the chances of survival. A large number of disciplines are involved in the recommendations and guidelines for out-of-hospital resuscitation. In particular, the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) as well as the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are leading the way. Both the ambulance service and the accepting hospital are faced with major challenges in this regard. This article will illustrate the most important steps during and after resuscitation and discuss innovations.
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Jaffar JLY, Fook-Chong S, Shahidah N, Ho AFW, Ng YY, Arulanandam S, White A, Liew LX, Asyikin N, Leong BSH, Gan HN, Mao D, Chia MYC, Cheah SO, Ong MEH. Inter-hospital trends of post-resuscitation interventions and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Singapore. ANNALS OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, SINGAPORE 2022; 51:341-350. [PMID: 35786754 DOI: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2021498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Hospital-based resuscitation interventions, such as therapeutic temperature management (TTM), emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can improve outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We investigated post-resuscitation interventions and hospital characteristics on OHCA outcomes across public hospitals in Singapore over a 9-year period. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study of all OHCA cases that presented to 6 hospitals in Singapore from 2010 to 2018. Data were extracted from the Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study Clinical Research Network (PAROS CRN) registry. We excluded patients younger than 18 years or were dead on arrival at the emergency department. The outcomes were 30-day survival post-arrest, survival to admission, and neurological outcome. RESULTS The study analysed 17,735 cases. There was an increasing rate of provision of TTM, emergency PCI and ECMO (P<0.001) in hospitals, and a positive trend of survival outcomes (P<0.001). Relative to hospital F, hospitals B and C had lower provision rates of TTM (≤5.2%). ECMO rate was consistently <1% in all hospitals except hospital F. Hospitals A, B, C, E had <6.5% rates of provision of emergency PCI. Relative to hospital F, OHCA cases from hospitals A, B and C had lower odds of 30-day survival (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]<1; P<0.05 for hospitals A-C) and lower odds of good neurological outcomes (aOR<1; P<0.05 for hospitals A-C). OHCA cases from academic hospitals had higher odds ratio (OR) of 30-day survival (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1-1.5) than cases from hospitals without an academic status. CONCLUSION Post-resuscitation interventions for OHCA increased across all hospitals in Singapore from 2010 to 2018, correlating with survival rates. The academic status of hospitals was associated with improved survival.
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Cardiac arrest centres: what, who, when, and where? Curr Opin Crit Care 2022; 28:262-269. [PMID: 35653246 DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000000934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Cardiac arrest centres (CACs) may play a key role in providing postresuscitation care, thereby improving outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). There is no consensus on CAC definitions or the optimal CAC transport strategy despite advances in research. This review provides an updated overview of CACs, highlighting evidence gaps and future research directions. RECENT FINDINGS CAC definitions vary worldwide but often feature 24/7 percutaneous coronary intervention capability, targeted temperature management, neuroprognostication, intensive care, education, and research within a centralized, high-volume hospital. Significant evidence exists for benefits of CACs related to regionalization. A recent meta-analysis demonstrated clearly improved survival with favourable neurological outcome and survival among patients transported to CACs with conclusions robust to sensitivity analyses. However, scarce data exists regarding 'who', 'when', and 'where' for CAC transport strategies. Evidence for OHCA patients without ST elevation postresuscitation to be transported to CACs remains unclear. Preliminary evidence demonstrated greater benefit from CACs among patients with shockable rhythms. Randomized controlled trials should evaluate specific strategies, such as bypassing nearest hospitals and interhospital transfer. SUMMARY Real-world study designs evaluating CAC transport strategies are needed. OHCA patients with underlying culprit lesions, such as those with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or initial shockable rhythms, will likely benefit the most from CACs.
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Qian YF, Geng GL, Ren YQ, Zhang XT, Sun WJ, Li Q. Analysis of the Status Quo and Influencing Factors of Community Residents' Awareness of Basic Life Support and Willingness to Attempt Rescue. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2021; 14:3129-3136. [PMID: 34335062 PMCID: PMC8318220 DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s314557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objective This study aimed to investigate community residents’ awareness of basic life support (BLS) and their willingness to attempt rescue. Methods From October to December 2020, in the communities of Nantong City, a stratified three-stage random sampling method was adopted to select residents from 12 neighborhood committees over the age of 18 with whom to conduct a cross-sectional questionnaire survey. A self-designed questionnaire was adopted, the contents of which included the general situation of the respondent, knowledge, attitude, and behavior in relation to BLS; the Cronbach’s α coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.719. Results A total of 3000 questionnaires were distributed, of which 2812 were valid, with a valid response rate of 93.73%. Of the 2812 respondents, 41.18% had seen an automatic external defibrillator (AED), 48.83% had experience of’ cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and 25.07% of the respondents had experience of’ AEDs. When an accident occurred, 50.50% of residents were willing to attempt rescue, 70.80% were willing to attempt rescue under professional guidance, and 71.23% were willing to attempt rescue after learning BLS techniques. Of the residents who were unwilling to attempt rescue, 32.75% were worried about their lack of ability, 27.91% were concerned about legal issues, 14.01% feared infectious diseases, and 10.35% were unwilling to perform mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration. Age, occupation, education level, and whether they had participated in first aid training were the influencing factors. Conclusion Residents in Nantong have less knowledge of BLS, and their knowledge of CPR is better than that of AEDs. Residents have a strong willingness to learn BLS. Measures need to be taken to improve their understanding of BLS and their application skills. Residents have high levels of willingness to attempt rescue, but a certain percentage of residents have concerns. Interventions can be made to target the different reasons.
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- Yu-Fei Qian
- Department of School of Nursing, Nantong University Medical School, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of School of Nursing, Nantong University Medical School, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, Nantong First People's Hospital, Nantong, 226006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, Nantong First People's Hospital, Nantong, 226006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, Nantong First People's Hospital, Nantong, 226006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, Nantong First People's Hospital, Nantong, 226006, People's Republic of China
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