Resuscitation
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Out of hospital cardiac arrest outcomes: Impact of weekdays vs weekends admission on survival to hospital discharge.
Cardiac arrests are a leading cause of mortality with survival of only 12%. In the United States, cardiac arrests were significantly more likely to occur on Saturdays. Hospitals experience a decrease in staffing on weekends. This study aims to assess the relationship between weekend vs weekday admission and outcomes of patients presenting with out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) in the United States. ⋯ In this study, patients with OHCA admitted to the ED on weekends had slightly lower survival compared to those admitted on weekdays. Modifiable factors should be identified in future studies to reduce outcome discrepancies and improve survival in this patient population.