Feb 9, 2021
No Covid-positive patients discharged alive after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Swedish study reports
Patients with Covid-19 who suffer a cardiac arrest, either in or out of the hospital, are substantially more likely to die than patients who do not have the coronavirus, according to findings from an observational registry-based study from Sweden.
Though Covid-19 primarily manifests as a severe respiratory infection, “numerous studies demonstrate that cardiovascular complications are common, and pre-existing cardiovascular conditions are predictors of survival in Covid-19,” senior study author Araz Rawshani, MD, PhD, of the Institute of Medicine at the University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden, and colleagues explained in the
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Two studies today suggest that COVID-19 patients who are very frail or have a cardiac arrest are two three times more likely to die than those not infected with the virus.
Frailty, COVID-19, and critical care
The first study, an observational investigation led by researchers at the University of Birmingham in England and published in
Age and Ageing, involved 5,711 COVID-19 patients with a median age of 74 years at 55 hospitals in 12 countries.
The investigators found that the risk of death rose with advancing age, with those older than 80 at 3.6 times the risk of death as those 18 to 49. Very frail COVID-19 patients (Clinical Frailty Score [CFS], 8) were 3.0 times more likely to die than those with a low score (1 to 3), independent of age. CFS scores of 4 to 9 were associated with increased likelihood of adverse outcomes. Frailty is a state in which the body is more susceptible to the effects of illness.
COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in or out of hospital are far more likely to die than patients who are not infected with the coronavirus. In particular, women have the highest risk of dying: they are nine times more likely to die after suffering a cardiac arrest in hospital, according to research published today in the
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The study from Sweden included 1946 people who suffered a cardiac arrest out of hospital (OHCA) and 1080 who suffered one in hospital (IHCA) between 1 January and 20 July. During the pandemic phase of the study, COVID-19 was involved in at least 10% of all OHCAs and 16% of IHCAs. Coronavirus patients who had an OHCA had a 3.4-fold increased risk of dying within 30 days, while IHCA patients had a 2.3-fold increased risk of dying within 30 days. None of these patients had been discharged alive from hospital by the time the study was written in October 2020. Many had died and the rest were still being treated in
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in or out of hospital are far more likely to die than those who are not infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a study published on Friday which found that women, in particular, have the highest risk. World News | COVID-19 Patients Have Higher Risk of Dying After Cardiac Arrest, Study Says.