Outcome of in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors with liver cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Organ failure increases mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis. Data about resuscitated cardiac arrest patients with liver cirrhosis are missing. This study aims to assess aetiology, survival and functional outcome in patients after successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with and without liver cirrhosis.

Methods

Analysis of prospectively collected cardiac arrest registry data of consecutively hospital-admitted patients following successful CPR was performed. Patient's characteristics, admission diagnosis, severity of disease, course of disease, short- and long-term mortality as well as functional outcome were assessed and compared between patients with and without cirrhosis.

Results

Out of 1068 patients with successful CPR, 47 (4%) had liver cir

SUBMITTER: Roedl K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5630568 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature