Prognostic factors of the results of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a cardiology hospital

• Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia Vol. 77; no. 2; pp. 152 - 160
• Main Authors: Timerman, Ari, Sauaia, Naim, Piegas, Leopoldo Soares, Ramos, Rui F., Gun, Carlos, Santos, Elizabeth Silva, Bianco, Antonio C. Mugayar, Sousa, J. Eduardo M. R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 01.08.2001; Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
• Subjects: acute myocardial infarction; CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS; cardiorespiratory arrest; acute myocardial infarction; cardiorespiratory arrest

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the early and late results of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a cardiology hospital and to try to detect prognostic determinants of both short- and long-term survival. METHODS: A series of 557 patients who suffered cardiorespiratory arrest (CRA) at the Dante Pazzanese Cardiolo...