Percepción de los estudiantes de pregrado de medicina frente a la tasa de éxito de la reanimación cardiopulmonar:

Introduction: According to the American Heart Association, survival rate after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed at a hospital is 25.8%. In both medical staff and general population, multiple factors cause an overestimation of effectiveness CPR maneuvers. Methods: Observational cross-sectional study. Through online survey, perception students about receiving in in-hospital setting was inquired. Additionally, it asked if they would accept case presenting cardiac arrest. Participants were then informed actual rates again CPR. Results: 692 surveyed (78.9% target population). 61% participants stated that greater than 30%. Before knowing rates, 95.5% maneuvers, only 75.3% them. Discussion: The results confirmed maneuvers overestimated by students. This could affect their criteria shared decision-making process with patients. having adequate information result intervention changes decision towards or not.