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Predicting In-Hospital Mortality After An In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Multivariate Analysis, Talal Alnabelsi, Rahul Annabathula, Julie Shelton, Marc Paranzino, Sarah Price Faulkner, Matthew Cook, Adam J. Dugan, Sethabhisha Nerusu, Susan S. Smyth, Vedant A. Gupta
Predicting In-Hospital Mortality After An In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Multivariate Analysis, Talal Alnabelsi, Rahul Annabathula, Julie Shelton, Marc Paranzino, Sarah Price Faulkner, Matthew Cook, Adam J. Dugan, Sethabhisha Nerusu, Susan S. Smyth, Vedant A. Gupta
Gill Heart & Vascular Institute Faculty Publications
Aim of the study: Most survivors of an in-hospital cardiac arrest do not leave the hospital alive, and there is a need for a more patient-centered, holistic approach to the assessment of prognosis after an arrest. We sought to identify pre-, peri-, and post-arrest variables associated with in-hospital mortality amongst survivors of an in-hospital cardiac arrest.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients ≥18 years of age who were resuscitated from an in-hospital arrest at our University Medical Center from January 1, 2013 to September 31, 2016. In-hospital mortality was chosen as a primary outcome and unfavorable discharge …