A national effort to improve outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrest in China: The BASeline Investigation of Cardiac Arrest (BASIC-IHCA).

ABSTRACT:

Background

In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a common clinical event with poor outcomes. Former IHCA registries in China were local, inconsistent in data reporting, and lacked attention to the process of care. Therefore, we designed and implemented the BASeline Investigation of In-hospital Cardiac Arrest (BASIC-IHCA), the first national IHCA registry in China.

Methods

BASIC-IHCA is a prospective, multicenter, observational study with a nationwide surveillance network covering urban and rural hospitals from seven geographic regions of China. IHCA patients were enrolled continuously, and data were collected from medical records by investigators at participating hospitals. Key variables referring to the updated Utstein Template included patient information, event variables,

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9240856 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature