Comparison of smokers' mortality with non-smokers following out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSIONS: After experiencing OHCAs, smokers had lower mortality than non-smokers. However, due to the lack of data, this 'smoker's paradox' still needs other covariate effects and further studies to be considered valid.PMID:38671493 | PMC:PMC11055319 | DOI:10.1186/s41043-024-00510-w
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research