Resuscitation
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To describe the long-term survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients and to determine whether survival is improving in comparison to the general age- and sex-matched population. ⋯ Relative long-term survival prospects for initial OHCA survivors are moderately lower than that of the general population, however these differences have reduced over time and may be approaching those of the general population.
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Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients requiring percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are at higher risk of both stent thrombosis and bleeding. The use of aggressive antiplatelet therapy could lead to a higher risk of bleeding in these patients. Indeed, data on glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (GPi) use in this specific indication is scarce. ⋯ In patients treated with PCI for OHCA from cardiac cause, GPi use was associated with an increased risk of major bleeding events, without difference on in-hospital stent thrombosis or death.