2015
Effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in survivors of inhospital cardiac arrest
Chan PS, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Curtis LH, Li Y, Hammill BG, Nallamothu BK, investigators A. Effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in survivors of inhospital cardiac arrest. American Heart Journal 2015, 169: 870-878.e1. PMID: 26027626, PMCID: PMC4451609, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhospital cardiac arrestLong-term mortalityHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestICD treatmentLower long-term mortalityImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapyHigh illness acuityHigher unadjusted mortalityICD-treated patientsCardiac Arrest RegistryCardioverter-defibrillator therapyPulseless ventricular tachycardiaHigh-risk populationComparative effectiveness studiesLong-term survivalPropensity score analysisLower mortality rateArrest etiologyEligible survivorsICD trialsHospital deathICD therapyIndex hospitalizationUntreated patients
2010
Automated External Defibrillators and Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Chan PS, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Cram P, Berg RA, Peberdy MA, Nadkarni V, Mancini ME, Nallamothu BK, Investigators F. Automated External Defibrillators and Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA 2010, 304: 2129-2136. PMID: 21078809, PMCID: PMC3587791, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestAED useHospital dischargeHospitalized patientsShockable rhythmNonshockable rhythmsIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestMultivariable hierarchical regressionGeneral hospital wardsEntire study populationExternal defibrillatorsPropensity score analysisUse of AEDsCohort studyImproved survivalPatient factorsStudy populationMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsHospital wardsUS hospitalsHospital sitesHospital unitsAEDs