Outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest among hospitals with and without telemedicine critical care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Survival rates following in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) are lower during nights and weekends (off-hours), as compared to daytime on weekdays (on-hours). Telemedicine Critical Care (TCC) may provide clinical support to improve IHCA outcomes, particularly during off-hours.

Objective

To evaluate the association between hospital availability of TCC and IHCA survival.

Methods

We identified 44,585 adults at 280 U.S. hospitals in the Get With The Guidelines® - Resuscitation registry who suffered IHCA in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or hospital ward between July 2017 and December 2019. We used 2-level hierarchical multivariable logistic regression to investigate whether TCC availability was associated with better survival, overall, and during on-hours (Monday-Fr

SUBMITTER: Ofoma UR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9296566 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature