Pre-arrest predictors of survival after resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the elderly a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To enable older people to make decisions about the appropriateness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), information is needed about the predictive value of pre-arrest factors such as comorbidity, functional and cognitive status on survival and quality of life of survivors. We systematically reviewed the literature to identify pre-arrest predictors for survival, quality of life and functional outcomes after out-of-hospital (OHC) CPR in the elderly.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE (through May 2011) and included studies that described adults aged 70 years and over needing CPR after OHC cardiac arrest. Prognostic factors associated with survival to discharge and quality of life of survivors were extracted. Two authors independently appraised the quality of each of the

SUBMITTER: van de Glind EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3711933 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature