Resuscitation
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Observational Study
Initial serum cholesterol level as a potential marker for post cardiac arrest patient outcomes.
Cholesterol and lipoproteins have many roles during systemic inflammation in critically ill patients. Many previous studies have reported that low levels of cholesterol are associated with poor outcomes in these patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of initial total cholesterol with predicting neurologic outcome of post-cardiac arrest patients. ⋯ Initial cholesterol level is an easily obtained biomarker that showed association with neurologic outcomes of post cardiac arrest patients.
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70% of Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) in Singapore occur in residential areas, and are associated with poorer outcomes. We hypothesized that an interventional bundle consisting of Save-A-life (SAL) initiative (cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)/automated external defibrillator (AED) training and public-housing AED installation), dispatcher-assisted CPR (DA-CPR) program and myResponder (mobile application) will improve OHCA survival. ⋯ The OHCA interventional bundle (SAL initiative, DA-CPR, myResponder) significantly improved survival and is being scaled up as a national program.