Cardiac arrest in the workplace and its outcome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the workplace appears to be managed more effectively than OHCA occurring in other places. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the available epidemiological data was performed, comparing the rate of survival for OHCA in the workplace, versus survival in other locations.

Methods: Four databases (Pub-Med, Scopus, Web of science, "Base de Données de Santé Publique", BDSP, i.