In-hospital cardiac arrest due to sepsis - Aetiologies and outcomes in a Swedish cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Awareness of causes of cardiac arrest is essential to prevent them. A recent review found that almost every sixth in-hospital cardiac arrest is caused by infection. Few studies have explored how infections cause cardiac arrest. To describe the features, mechanisms and outcome of sepsis-related cardiac arrests. All patients ≥18 years who suffered a cardiac arrest at Karolinska University Hospital between 2007 and 2022 with sepsis as the primary cause were included. Data were collected the Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and medical records. The primary outcome was survival to discharge. Out of 2,327 in-hospital cardiac arrests, 5% (n = 123) suffered it due to sepsis, and 17% (21) survived to hospital discharge. Two thirds of patients were admitted to the hospital due to s

SUBMITTER: Bruchfeld S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641544 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature