Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

"Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Occurrence of heart arrest in an individual when there is no immediate access to medical personnel or equipment.

Descriptor ID	D058687
MeSH Number(s)	C14.280.383.610
Concept/Terms	Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Cardiac Arrest, Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests, Out-of-Hospital Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Out-of-Hospital Heart Arrest Heart Arrest, Out-of-Hospital Heart Arrests, Out-of-Hospital Out of Hospital Heart Arrest Out-of-Hospital Heart Arrests

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest".

Diseases [C]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Heart Diseases [C14.280]
Heart Arrest [C14.280.383]
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest [C14.280.383.610]

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Bar chart showing 40 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	2	1	3
2017	4	1	5
2018	1	0	1
2019	3	0	3
2020	6	0	6
2021	5	0	5
2022	1	0	1
2023	4	1	5
2024	5	0	5
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest" by people in Profiles.

Gaspari R, Lindsay R, Allegra S, Fox E, Ousta A, McQuaide B, Gleeson T. Survival following cardiac arrest is associated with lower spontaneous echo contrast of cardiac chamber blood. A retrospective analysis of echocardiograms from a large cardiac arrest study. Resuscitation. 2025 Oct; 215:110720.

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Gaspari R, Lindsay R, She T, Acuna J, Balk A, Bartnik J, Baxter J, Clare D, Caplan RJ, DeAngelis J, Filler L, Graham P, Hill M, Hipskind J, Joseph R, Kapoor M, Kummer T, Lewis M, Midgley S, Nalbandian A, Narveas-Guerra O, Nomura J, Sanjeevan I, Scheatzle M, Schnittke N, Secko M, Soucy Z, Stowell JR, Theophanous RG, Tozer J, Yates T, Gleeson T. Incidence and Clinical Relevance of Echocardiographic Visualization of Occult Ventricular Fibrillation: A Multicenter Prospective Study of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Oct; 86(4):328-336.

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Crowley C, Salciccioli J, Pocock H, Moskowitz A. Manual mastery vs. mechanized magic: current opinions on manual vs. mechanical chest compressions. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2024 Dec 01; 30(6):597-602.

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Shekhar AC, Childers MK, Abbott EE, Kimbrell J, Coute RA, Mader TJ, Mann NC, Madhok M. Infant out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during nights and weekends. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 08; 82:1-3.

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Coute RA, Nathanson BH, Shekhar AC, White CN, Kurz MC, Jackson EA, Mader TJ. The Public Health and Economic Impact of Drug Overdose Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025; 29(4):325-331.

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Smida T, Crowe R, Jarvis J, Ratcliff T, Goebel M. Retrospective Comparison of Upper and Lower Extremity Intraosseous Access During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024; 28(6):779-786.

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Shekhar AC, Nathanson BH, Mader TJ, Coute RA. Cardiac Arrest Following Drug Overdose in the United States: An Analysis of the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Feb 06; 13(3):e031245.

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Adams D, Nathanson BH, White CN, Jackson EA, Mader TJ, Coute RA. Predicting Neurologically Intact Survival for Advanced Age Adults After Successful Resuscitation of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Am J Cardiol. 2023 11 15; 207:222-228.

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Cheema HA, Shafiee A, Jafarabady K, Seighali N, Shahid A, Ahmad A, Ahmad I, Ahmad S, Pahuja M, Dani SS. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 10; 46(10):1246-1250.

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Coute RA, Nathanson BH, DeMasi S, Mader TJ, Kurz MC. Disability-Adjusted Life Years Due to Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States: A CARES Surveillance Group Study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023 05; 16(5):e009786.

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