Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions, Geriatrics
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the factors affecting the outcome (survival) of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in older persons in a hospital. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Whether age would affect outcome * Whether Charlson Comorbidity Index would affect outcome * Whether the conditions (e.g. heart rhythm) immediately before resuscitation would affect survival. Researchers would compare the patients who deceased with the patients who survived.
Detailed description
The goal of this review was to investigate the impact of age, existing medical conditions. and other factors before cardiac arrest in predicting outcome of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) of older persons. It was conducted on all patients aged ≥ 65, who underwent CPR in acute medical and geriatric wards (excluding Intensive Care Unit) in United Christian Hospital from January 2017 to December 2018.
Interventions
PROCEDURECardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiac compression, endotracheal intubation, defibrillation, and use of cardiovascular medications, to restore circulation in patients with cardiac arrest
Sponsors
Jane Yidan Zhu
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 101 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All adults aged 65 or above with in-hospital cardiac arrest and undergoing CPR in wards of Department of Medicine and Geriatrics (excluding Intensive Care Unit (ICU)) in United Christian Hospital (total bed 1,174 with 16 ICU beds) in Hong Kong from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2018 * In patients with multiple resuscitation events, only the first in-hospital CPR was included.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with existing Do-Not-Attempt-Cardiopulmonary-Resuscitation (DNACPR) order * Patients younger than 65 years old * Out-of-hospital CPR in the index admission * CPR occurred in ICU / Emergency Department / Operating Theatre / wards other than medical wards
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival at 24 hours, survival at hospital discharge, and at 1 year. | 2017 - 2018 | Sustained ROSC is defined as documented return of adequate circulation in the absence of ongoing chest compressions, and the duration should be of 20 minutes or above |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed