Sex-specific differences and outcome in elderly patients after survived out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Background: Little is known about sex differences in elderly patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and subsequent target temperature management (TTM). Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate sex-specific differences in survival and neurological outcome in elderly patients at 28-day and 180-day follow-up.

Methods: A total of 468 nontraumatic OHCA survivors with preclinical ROSC and an age of ≥ 65 years were included in this study.

Age-associated outcomes after survived out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and subsequent target temperature management.

Background: The registry of the German Society of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine was founded to analyze outcome of modern post-resuscitation care.

Methods: A total of 902 patients were analyzed in this retrospective, multicenter, and population-based observational trial on individuals suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. All patients had return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and received TTM after admitted to an intensive care unit.