Study on the Effectiveness of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Elderly Patients Presenting with Cardiopulmonary Arrest on Arrival

• Published in: Internal Medicine Vol. 54; no. 15; pp. 1859 - 1863
• Main Authors: Hagiwara, Shuichi, Kaneko, Minoru, Murata, Masato, Aoki, Makoto, Nakajima, Jun, Kanbe, Masahiko, Ohyama, Yoshio, Tamura, Jun'ichi, Oshima, Kiyohiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 01.01.2015
• Subjects: advanced life support; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; cardiopulmonary arrest on arrival; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - methods; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - utilization; Clinical Protocols; elderly; Female; Heart Arrest - mortality; Heart Arrest - therapy; Hospitals, University - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Policy Making; Prognosis; Survival Rate

Objective This study was conducted to determine whether a policy of not attempting to resuscitate patients who are 80 years of age and older with cardiopulmonary arrest on arrival is justifiable. Methods The protocol of this study was approved without the need for informed consent by the research et...