COACT

2019 Cardiac Arrest Cardiology
19 ICUs
538 patients

Clinical Question

In adult patients who have sustained an out of hospital arrhythmia-associated cardiac arrest without an ST-elevation myocardial infarction, is immediate angiography superior to delayed angiography in improving 90-day survival?

Critical Appraisal

Critique

Coronary interventions were performed in fewer than 40% of patients

Population
Cardiac Arrest
Population Details
Shockable rhythm without STEMI
Intervention Arms

Immediate angiography
Within 2 hours of randomisation

Control Arms

Delayed angiography
After neurological recovery

Primary Outcome
90 day mortality
Secondary Outcomes
No difference in any secondary outcome , No difference in neurological outcome
P Value
0.51

Outcome Results

Not recorded