Outcome After Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Bern, Switzerland

Last updated: July 18, 2023
Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

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Treatment

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Clinical Study ID

NCT03759210
2018-01488
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Sudden cardiac arrests is one of the most frequent causes of death. In Switzerland every year 8000-10.000 people suffer from a cardiac arrest. The EuReCa ONE Study showed regional differences in incidence and chances of survival after cardiac arrests in Europe. The current European Resuscitation Council (ERC) resuscitation guidelines 2015 recommend extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as treatment option for therapy refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA). ECMO used under cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is called eCPR (extracorporeal CPR). In the year 2018 eCPR is started to be used in Bern, Switzerland. This study investigates retrospectively the survival and neurologic outcome of patients after OHCA in the region of Bern, Switzerland from 2015-2018. The data will be used as baseline for a prospective evaluation of eCPR cases.

The prospective Evaluation of e CPR will last from 2018 - 2022.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All OHCA in the region of Bern, Switzerland in the year 2015-2017

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • if patient has previously declined to be included in a study (advance directive)

Study Design

Total Participants: 1000
Study Start date:
December 15, 2018
Estimated Completion Date:
June 01, 2024

Connect with a study center

  • Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine

    Bern,
    Switzerland

    Active - Recruiting

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