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NCT Number: NCT04784117

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Arrest Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Kaunas city ambulance station, Kaunas, Lithuania

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About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Dispatcher protocol change

Other

In the beginning of 2019 dispatcher protocol was changed to shorten the time of death detection

Primary outcomes

  1. The detection of death will be shorter

    Time frame: 31 Dec 2021

Secondary outcomes

  1. The survival rate will increase

    Time frame: 31 Dec 2021

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Other

Collaborators

  • Asta Krikscionaitiene
  • Dinas Vaitkaitis
  • Egle Vaitkaitiene
  • Ilona Kajokaite
  • Nerijus Mikelionis

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Mar 5, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 24, 2023

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