Aetiology of in-hospital cardiac arrest on general wards

Outcome of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Adult General Wards

Objective: Few studies have focused on factors influencing outcomes of patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in general wards. The goal of this study was to report the outcomes of adult patients with IHCA in the general wards and identified the prognostic factors. Methods: Adult patients with IHCA having received cardiopulmonary resuscitation in general wards from January 2008 to Dece...

The management of cardiac arrest in a general hospital.

In-hospital cardiac arrest.

To review the current management of in-hospital cardiac arrest and to identify variables that influence outcomes, OLDMEDLINE from 1950 to 1966 and MEDLINE from 1966 to March 2005 were searched using the keywords cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac arrest, in hospital, and adult. Secondary sources were derived from review publications and personal communications by one of the authors. There i...

From wards 5 and 6 to Sainsburys (the history of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.).

Appalled at the high mortality from ischaemic heart disease in the province, his studies showed that there was a substantial delay between the onset of symptoms and the call for professional help. Moreover, there was little being done to treat these patients in the pre-hospital phase, apart from reassurance, and perhaps some analgesia and basic life support should cardiac arrest occur. The resu...

Modified Early Warning Score Changes Prior to Cardiac Arrest in General Wards

PURPOSE The frequency, extent, time frame, and implications of changes to the modified early warning score (MEWS) in the 24 hours prior to cardiac arrest are not known. Our aim was to determine the prevalence and trends of the MEWS prior to in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) on a ward, and to evaluate the association between changes in the MEWS and in-hospital mortality. METHODS A total of 501...