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
Primary location: Netherlands
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