Pulseless electrical activity epidemiology and demographics

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Epidemiology and Demographics

PEA accounts for approximately 20% of out of hospital cardiac arrests, and accounts for about a third of inhospital cardiac arrests. [1] PEA is responsible for 10% of in-hospital deaths.[2]

Age

Patients with PEA tend to be older.

Gender

There is a slight female preponderance of PEA. It is unclear if this is mediated by a direct influence of gender on the pathophysiology, or if female gender is a confounder.

References

  1. Nadkarni VM, Larkin GL, Peberdy MA, Carey SM, Kaye W, Mancini ME, Nichol G, Lane-Truitt T, Potts J, Ornato JP, Berg RA (2006). "First documented rhythm and clinical outcome from in-hospital cardiac arrest among children and adults". JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association. 295 (1): 50–7. doi:10.1001/jama.295.1.50. PMID 16391216. Retrieved 2012-09-16. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Raizes G, Wagner GS, Hackel DB (1977). "Instantaneous nonarrhythmic cardiac death in acute myocardial infarction". The American Journal of Cardiology. 39 (1): 1–6. PMID 831417. Retrieved 2012-09-16. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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