Published July 30, 2020 | Version v1
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Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest during the Covid-19 Outbreak in Italy

  • 1. University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
  • 2. Azienda Regionale Emergenza Urgenza, Milan, Italy
  • 3. Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
  • 4. Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) di Lodi, Lodi, Italy
  • 5. ASST di Mantova, Mantua, Italy
  • 6. ASST di Cremona, Cremona, Italy

Description

Despite the risk of rapid respiratory failure1 and cardiac complications2 due to Covid-19, it is unclear whether there is an association between Covid-19 and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The Lombardy region of Italy was among the first areas to have an outbreak of Covid-19 outside China,3 and the first case there was diagnosed on February 20, 2020, in Lodi Province.4

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Funding

European Commission
ESCAPE-NET - European Sudden Cardiac Arrest network: towards Prevention, Education and NEw Treatment 733381