How race and ethnicity relate to survival and emergency treatments after in-hospital cardiac arrest
Racial and ethnic disparities in patient outcomes and intra-arrest resuscitation practices for in-hospital cardiac arrest
This project looks at whether differences in emergency treatments during in-hospital cardiac arrest help explain why Black, Hispanic, and White adults have different survival outcomes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R21 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Pittsburgh, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11166610 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you or a family member had a cardiac arrest in the hospital, researchers will use a large U.S. hospital registry to compare care and outcomes across racial and ethnic groups. They will measure three key emergency actions during resuscitation — time to shock, time to epinephrine, and time to stop efforts — and how those times relate to return of spontaneous circulation and survival to discharge. The team will analyze data from the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines–Resuscitation registry covering many hospitals across the United States. Findings aim to show whether delays or differences in intra-arrest care contribute to survival gaps between Black, Hispanic, and White adults.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: The focus is on adults (21+) who experience in-hospital cardiac arrest, including Black, Hispanic, and White patients captured in the registry.
Not a fit: People with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, children, or those whose events are not recorded in the U.S. registry are not the focus and are unlikely to benefit directly from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could point to specific in-hospital treatment delays that hospitals can target to reduce racial and ethnic survival disparities after cardiac arrest.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research has shown racial differences in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest and suggested care differences, but detailed timing analyses across racial/ethnic groups, especially including Hispanic patients, are limited.
Where this research is happening
Pittsburgh, United States
- University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Okubo, Masashi — University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
- Study coordinator: Okubo, Masashi
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.