A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported study has found race- and sex-based differences in the increased chances of survival from people who received bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteAug 7 2024 A National Institutes of Health -supported study has found race- and sex-based differences in the increased chances of survival from people who received bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest . Average survival benefits for cardiac arrest , when the heart suddenly stops beating, could be three times as high for white adults compared to Black adults and twice as high for men compared to women.
Researchers analyzed 623,342 cases of cardiac arrest in the United States between 2013-2022. Among those cases, 58,098 people, almost 1 in 10, survived. About 40% of adults who experienced cardiac arrest received CPR from a bystander who was not part of the emergency response team. This could have included a family member, friend, or member of the public. On average, those who received bystander CPR had a 28% greater chance at surviving compared to people who did not receive bystander CPR.
To identify potential factors that may account for differences in CPR quality, the authors conducted subgroup analyses based on neighborhood diversity and average income. In every case -; no matter the cardiac arrest patient's income levels or where they lived -; the same findings appeared: Black adults and women were least likely to benefit from bystander CPR compared to white adults and men.
Paul Chan, M.D., first study author and cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri
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