Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation During In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

• Published in: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 293; no. 3; pp. 305 - 310
• Main Authors: Abella, Benjamin S, Alvarado, Jason P, Myklebust, Helge, Edelson, Dana P, Barry, Anne, O’Hearn, Nicholas, Vanden Hoek, Terry L, Becker, Lance B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL American Medical Association 19.01.2005
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - methods; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - standards; Cardiovascular disease; Chicago; Clinical outcomes; CPR; Defibrillators; Female; General aspects; Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data; Heart Arrest - therapy; Hospitalization; Hospitals, University - standards; Humans; Male; Medical personnel; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prospective Studies; Chicago; Medicine; Intensive cardiocirculatory care; Cardiocirculatory arrest; Quality; Cardiovascular disease; Hospital; Public health

CONTEXT The survival benefit of well-performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is well-documented, but little objective data exist regarding actual CPR quality during cardiac arrest. Recent studies have challenged the notion that CPR is uniformly performed according to established international...