Out-of-hospital adult cardiac arrests in a university hospital in central Saudi Arabia

Hashim M. Bin Salleeh, Khalid A. Gabralla, William J. Leggio, Zohair A. Al Aseri

Abstract


Objectives: To report the characteristics of adult out-of-hospital arrest patients and their outcomes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

 

Methods: This is a prospective descriptive study of out-of-hospital adult arrests incident transported to King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between July 2012 and September 2013. 

 

Results: A total of 96 adult patients were enrolled in this study. Males represented 62.5% of the participants. The mean age of the study population was 58.9 years, and specifically 30.8 years for traumatic arrests, and 62.9 for non-traumatic. An over-all mortality rate of 95.8% was documented, as well as a low rate of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation being performed, and a family member transported most patients to the hospital. 

 

Conclusion: A low survival rate for non-traumatic out-of-hospital adult arrest patients and a 100% mortality rate in traumatic arrests were discovered. 


Saudi Med J 2015; Vol. 36 (9): 1071-1075
doi: 10.15537/smj.2015.9.12081


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