2014
Differential Survival for Men and Women from Out‐of‐hospital Cardiac Arrest Varies by Age: Results from the OPALS Study
Safdar B, Stolz U, Stiell IG, Cone DC, Bobrow BJ, deBoehr M, Dreyer J, Maloney J, Spaite DW. Differential Survival for Men and Women from Out‐of‐hospital Cardiac Arrest Varies by Age: Results from the OPALS Study. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1503-1511. PMID: 25491713, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overArrhythmias, CardiacCardiopulmonary ResuscitationElectric CountershockEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleGender IdentityHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOntarioOut-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsSex CharacteristicsSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisSurvival RateTime FactorsConceptsHospital dischargeEmergency medical servicesProbability of survivalOHCA patientsOPAL studyInitial ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia rhythmMultivariable logistic regression modelAge 47 yearsAge 65 yearsHospital cardiac arrestSex-stratified regression modelsPrimary risk factorRegression modelsLogistic regression modelsFractional polynomialsOHCA populationHospital admissionSpontaneous circulationAdult OHCACardiac arrestRapid defibrillationLife Support ProgramRisk factorsFavorable outcomeOHCA survival
2011
Inclusion of Gender in Emergency Medicine Research
Safdar B, McGregor AJ, McKee SA, Ali A, Radulescu R, Himelfarb NT, Klein MR, Mazure CM. Inclusion of Gender in Emergency Medicine Research. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: e1-e4. PMID: 21314767, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00978.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesEmergency departmentOdds ratioEmergency medicineConfidence intervalsEffect of genderPrimary hypothesisEmergency medical servicesGender-specific approachEmergency medicine researchAcute settingAdult human subjectsCardiovascular diseaseEmergency physiciansEmergency careManagement of diseasesStudy subjectsClinical specialistsPatient careStudy designStudy periodChi-squareMedical servicesOutcomesHuman subjects