Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and mortality in Swiss Cantons with high and low COVID-19 incidence: A nationwide analysis

Fondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland
Department of Molecular Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology and Experimental Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy d Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland
Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology Service, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Interassociation for Rescue Services (IVR-IAS), Berne, Switzerland

2021

End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) at intubation and its increase after 10 minutes resuscitation predicts survival with good neurological outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients