Characteristics and outcomes of maternal cardiac arrest: A descriptive analysis of Get with the guidelines data

• Published in: Resuscitation Vol. 132; pp. 17 - 20
• Main Authors: Zelop, Carolyn M., Einav, Sharon, Mhyre, Jill M., Lipman, Steven S., Arafeh, Julia, Shaw, Richard E., Edelson, Dana P., Jeejeebhoy, Farida M., Grossestreuer, Anne, Moskowitz, Ari, Edelson, Dana, Ornato, Joseph, Berg, Katherine, Peberdy, Mary Ann, Churpek, Matthew, Kurz, Michael, Starks, Monique Anderson, Chan, Paul, Girotra, Saket, Perman, Sarah, Goldberger, Zachary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Maternal cardiac arrest; Maternal critical care medicine; Maternal mortality; Maternal mortality; Maternal critical care medicine; Maternal cardiac arrest

Maternal mortality has risen in the United States in the twenty-first century, yet large cohort data of maternal cardiac arrest (MCA) are limited. We sought to describe contemporary characteristics and outcomes of in-hospital MCA. We queried the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines R...