Explaining Racial Disparities in Incidence of and Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Galea S, Blaney S, Nandi A, Silverman R, Vlahov D, Foltin G, Kusick M, Tunik M, Richmond N. Explaining Racial Disparities in Incidence of and Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2007, 166: 534-543. PMID: 17584756, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted survivalInitial cardiac rhythmHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestCardiac rhythmAge-adjusted relative oddsEthnic disparitiesPrior functional statusProspective observational studyAge-adjusted incidenceEmergency medical services responseLikelihood of receiptFull multivariable modelOOHCA patientsHospital dischargeConsecutive casesFunctional statusCardiopulmonary resuscitationMultivariable modelObservational studyVentricular fibrillationLow prevalenceRelative oddsOOHCARacial disparities