Incidence and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the COVID-19 era: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Lim, Z. J., Ponnapa Reddy, M., Afroz, A., Billah, B., Shekar, K., & Subramaniam, A. (2020). Incidence and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the COVID-19 era: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Resuscitation, 157, 248–258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.10.025

The impact of COVID-19 on pre-hospital and hospital services and hence on the prevalence and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) remain unclear. The review aimed to evaluate the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence, process, and outcomes of OHCA.