EuReCa Serbia One 2014 - Research Center Sombor: Research results October - December 2014. and annual review

• Main Authors: Holcer-Vukelič Snežana, Mitrović Miroslav, Pešić Ivan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Serbian Medical Society, Department of Emergency Medicine, Belgrade 2015-01-01
• Series: ABC: časopis urgentne medicine
• Subjects: eureca; out of hospital cardiac arrest (ohca); rosc
• Online Access: https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1451-1053/2015/1451-10531503060H.pdf

INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in Europe and about 40% of all deaths at the age less than 75. The frequency of out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) that were cared by emergency medical services in Europe, for all rhythms in cardiac arrest varies between 38 and 86 per 100,000 inhabitants, and the data were collected thanks to the Eureca project that involves European register OHCA. Epidemiological situation of OHCA in Serbia before Eureka project were unknown. AIM: The aim was to emphasize the importance of incidence of sudden cardiac arrest in the Republic of Serbia and to publish the first results of EUREKA Serbia 2014, and compared them with the results of other European countries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eureka ONE is a prospective study, which collects data through unique questionnaire for OHCA from 01.- 31.October in 2014. Emergency Medical Department in Sombor were a member of this study and we continued to collect data for OHCA. They were taken in following two months. All data were analyzed and presented annually. The study included all patients who were found dead and were cared by Emergency Medical Department. RESULTS: Emergency Medical Department covers the territory of Sombor municipality with 85569 inhabitants. Incidence of OHCA is 116 / 100,000 inhabitants, the incidence of CPR initiated by Emergency Medical Department was 74.79 / 100,000 inhabitants, and the most common OHCA happened at home (84.12 / 100,000 inhabitants), incidence of ROSC were 32.72 / 100,000 and thirty days survival was 9.35 / 100,0 inhabitants. CONCLUSION: Eureca ONE project in the Republic of Serbia allow monitoring of all essential variables related with OHCA. Now, based on these data we can see where are the weak points of all institutes, that we could fix them with the aim of increasing survival of OHCA. Unique questionnaire of Eureca One project is very important for this aim.