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
2009
Racial Differences in Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Chan PS, Nichol G, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Jones PG, Peterson ED, Rathore SS, Nallamothu BK, Investigators F. Racial Differences in Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA 2009, 302: 1195-1201. PMID: 19755698, PMCID: PMC2795316, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestBlack patientsWhite patientsSuccessful resuscitationPostresuscitation survivalRacial differencesHospital sitesIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestLower ratesPulseless ventricular tachycardiaRate of survivalCohort studyHospital dischargePatient characteristicsClinical factorsImmediate resuscitationPostresuscitation periodNational registryVentricular tachycardiaHospital CenterVentricular fibrillationCardiopulmonary resuscitationAdditional adjustmentPatients