Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry (DHSR)
The Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry/Dansk Hjertestopregister (DHSR) aims to monitor the quality of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treatment and evaluate initiatives regarding prehospital treatment of cardiac arrests. Since 2001, the registry has collected data on all patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Denmark treated by the emergency medical services in whom resuscitation or defibrillation has been attempted. As of 2020, the DHSR has collected data on 57,000 patients, with approximately 3.600 new individuals registered each year. Patients are followed for survival for 30 days and 1 year after the cardiac arrest.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
57,000 (participants as of 2020)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Denmark treated by the emergency medical services in whom resuscitation or defibrillation has been attempted since 2001.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2001
Primary Institutions
Aalborg University (Aalborg Universitet, AAU)
Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet)
Links
sundk.dk/kliniske-kvalitetsdatabaser/dansk-hjertestopregister/
db-dokumentation-sundk.dk/Public/Databases.aspx
Profile paper DOI
Funders
TrygFonden
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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