The epidemiology and outcomes of adult in-hospital cardiac arrest in a high-income developing country.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (IHCA) is a significant burden on healthcare worldwide. Outcomes of IHCA are worse in developing countries compared with developed ones. We aimed to study the epidemiology and factors determining outcomes in adult IHCA in a high income developing country.

Methods

We abstracted prospectively collected data of adult patients admitted to our institution over a three-year period who suffered a cardiac arrest. We analysed patient demographics, arrest characteristics, including response time, initial rhythm and code duration. Pre-arrest vital signs, primary diagnoses, discharge and functional status, were obtained from the patients' electronic medical records.

Results

A total of 447 patients were studied. The IHCA rate was 8.6/1000 hospital ad

SUBMITTER: Alao DO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8938330 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature