Tag: CARD
Women Have Lower Survival to Hospital Discharge After OHCA
Women have significantly reduced survival to hospital discharge among patients not made DNR or who do not have withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy
Socioeconomic Status Tied to Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
High-SES patients less likely to receive delayed cardiopulmonary resuscitation; more likely to survive CPR, to survive to discharge and to 30 days
Large Increase Seen in Overdose-Related Cardiac Arrests in COVID-19
Overdose-related cardiac arrests sharply increased during April 2020, followed by subsequent decrease
AHA: Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Worse During COVID-19
OHCA outcomes worse early in the pandemic even in areas with low case-fatality rates
Early ECMO-Facilitated Resuscitation Ups Survival in OHCA
Findings seen among adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and refractory ventricular fibrillation
Importance of CPR Reaffirmed in AHA Guidelines for Cardiac Arrest
Guidelines include recovery as link in chain of survival, emphasizing needs of patients, caregivers
Some Patients Have Increase in Cardiac Events With Azithromycin
Risk for cardiac events higher with azithromycin versus amoxicillin in those using QT-prolonging drugs
Routine Preop Stress Testing Down in Hip, Knee Arthroplasty
Frequency of preoperative stress testing declined annually from 2006 to 2017 in TKA, THA patients
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Common in Critically Ill With COVID-19
About half received cardiopulmonary resuscitation; only 12 percent receiving CPR survived to discharge
Outcomes of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Poor in COVID-19 Patients
Of the 54 patients receiving CPR who were included in the analysis, none survived to discharge
