Survival of in-hospital cardiac arrest in men and women in a large Swedish cohort

Abstract Background Cardiac arrest is more common in men than women and a few studies have shown inferior 30-day survival for men than for women. The difference might relate to patient characteristics, intra arrest factors or post arrest care. Aim To assess differences in 30-day survival between men...

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Main Authors: Angelika Qvick, Manar Radif, Caroline Brever, Jenny Olsson Myrvik, Karin Schenk Gustafsson, Therese Djärv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Sex
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-018-0576-0