Long-term outcomes after in-hospital CPR in older adults with chronic illness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outcomes after in-hospital CPR in older adults with chronic illness are unclear.

Methods

We examined inpatient Medicare data from 1994 through 2005 to identify CPR recipients. We grouped beneficiaries aged ≥ 67 years by severity of six chronic diseases-COPD, congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic kidney disease (CKD), malignancy, diabetes, and cirrhosis-and investigated survival to discharge, discharge destination, rehospitalizations, and long-term survival.

Results

We identified 358,682 CPR recipients. Most patients with chronic disease were less likely to survive to discharge (eg, 14.8% in the advanced COPD group [P < .001] and 11.3% in the advanced malignancy group [P < .001]) than patients without chronic illness (17.3%). Among discharge survivors, the

SUBMITTER: Stapleton RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4219338 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature