Abstract
Purpose of the study: Regional out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) registries have been established with the aim of understanding and improving OHCA outcomes. We aim to describe the rationale, development and methodology of the Australian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (Aus-ROC) OHCA Epidemiological registry (Epistry).
Materials and methods: The Aus-ROC Epistry is designed as a retrospective population-based cohort registry for Australia and New Zealand. Currently, five established OHCA registries contribute to the Aus-ROC Epistry from Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Australia (Ambulance Victoria, SA Ambulance Service and St John Ambulance Western Australia) and New Zealand (St John Ambulance New Zealand and Wellington Free Ambulance).
Results: Approximately 13.4 million persons are served by the five participating EMS services, representing approximately 40% of the Australian population and 100% of the New Zealand population. Data across all participating registries is collected using Utstein-style definitions. Selected data items incorporated into the Epistry include information on demographics, arrest features, response times, treatment and patient outcomes. Variables were identified as core or optional by consensus within participating Aus-ROC EMS agencies. The Aus-ROC Epistry is overseen by a Management Committee who reports to the Aus-ROC Steering Committee. The primary outcome measure of the Epistry is ‘survival to hospital’.
Conclusions: The scope of the Aus-ROC Epistry will provide insight into: (1) temporal changes and appropriate risk adjusted statistics on incidence and outcome of OHCA, (2) an understanding of regional and treatment variation in OHCA and (3) the impact of changes in clinical guidelines and clinical trials.
Materials and methods: The Aus-ROC Epistry is designed as a retrospective population-based cohort registry for Australia and New Zealand. Currently, five established OHCA registries contribute to the Aus-ROC Epistry from Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Australia (Ambulance Victoria, SA Ambulance Service and St John Ambulance Western Australia) and New Zealand (St John Ambulance New Zealand and Wellington Free Ambulance).
Results: Approximately 13.4 million persons are served by the five participating EMS services, representing approximately 40% of the Australian population and 100% of the New Zealand population. Data across all participating registries is collected using Utstein-style definitions. Selected data items incorporated into the Epistry include information on demographics, arrest features, response times, treatment and patient outcomes. Variables were identified as core or optional by consensus within participating Aus-ROC EMS agencies. The Aus-ROC Epistry is overseen by a Management Committee who reports to the Aus-ROC Steering Committee. The primary outcome measure of the Epistry is ‘survival to hospital’.
Conclusions: The scope of the Aus-ROC Epistry will provide insight into: (1) temporal changes and appropriate risk adjusted statistics on incidence and outcome of OHCA, (2) an understanding of regional and treatment variation in OHCA and (3) the impact of changes in clinical guidelines and clinical trials.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 108-108 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Resuscitation |
| Volume | 96 |
| Early online date | 17 Oct 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2015 |
| Event | Resuscitation 2015, ERC Symposium on Guidelines - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 29 Oct 2015 → 31 Oct 2015 https://www.kardio-cz.cz/data/clanek/506/dokumenty/746-posterresus2015.pdf |