2009
Hospital Variation in Time to Defibrillation After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Chan PS, Nichol G, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK. Hospital Variation in Time to Defibrillation After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA Internal Medicine 2009, 169: 1265-1273. PMID: 19636027, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac arrestHospital factorsHospital variationIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestHospital-level effectsHospital cardiac arrestWorse survivalImproved survivalPatient factorsAdult inpatientsHospital predictorsNational registryHospital ratesCardiopulmonary resuscitationGreater oddsIdentical covariatesDefibrillation delaysHospitalDefibrillationDefibrillation timeSurvivalArrestWide variationPatientsInpatients
2008
Delayed Time to Defibrillation after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
S. C, M. K, Graham N, K. N, Investigators T. Delayed Time to Defibrillation after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. New England Journal Of Medicine 2008, 358: 9-17. PMID: 18172170, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0706467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedComorbidityElectric CountershockFemaleHeart ArrestHeart FailureHospital Bed CapacityHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTachycardia, VentricularTime FactorsVentricular FibrillationConceptsHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestHospital dischargeIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestOverall median timePulseless ventricular tachycardiaMultivariable logistic regressionLower ratesMedian timeVentricular arrhythmiasBlack raceHospital characteristicsNational registryVentricular tachycardiaCardiopulmonary resuscitationExpert guidelinesVentricular fibrillationHospital unitsLogistic regressionPatientsDefibrillationSurvivalArrestHospitalMinutes of delay