SURVIVAL AFTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN THE HOSPITAL
SURVIVAL AFTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN THE HOSPITAL
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198309083091001
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
EPSTEIN, FH
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作者:
BEDELL, SE;DELBANCO, TL;EPSTEIN, FH
Little is known about prognostic factors that determine outcomes after in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Consecutive patients (294) who were resuscitated in a university teaching hospital were studied. Forty one patients (14%) were discharged from the hospital; 3/4 of them were still alive 6 mo. later. A multivariate analysis revealed that pneumonia, hypotension, renal failure, cancer and a home-bound life style before hospitalization were significantly associated with in-hospital mortality (P < 0.05). None of the 58 patients with pneumonia and none of the 179 in whom resuscitation took longer than 30 min survived to be discharged. On the other hand, fully 42% of the patients who survived for 24 h after resuscitation left the hospital. At the time of discharge from the hospital and again 6 mo. later, 93% of the survivors were mentally intact. Although depression was generally present at the time of discharge, it tended to resolve subsequently. However, all patients reported some decrease in functional capacity, often attributed to fear. This persisted at 6 mo. after discharge. Age alone did not appear to influence the prognosis for survival after cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the adjustment to chronic illness after discharge from the hospital.