Predictors of neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: sex-based analysis: do males derive greater benefit from hypothermia management than females?

ConclusionsMales had significantly higher crude rates of survival with favorable neurological outcome. However, the adjusted rate was not statistically significant. Males derived significantly greater benefit from hypothermia management than females, but this can possibly be explained by differences in arrest characteristics or in-hospital treatment. In-depth confirmatory studies on the hypothermia effect size by sex are required.
Source: International Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research