2012
A Validated Prediction Tool for Initial Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Chan PS, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM, Berg RA, Li Y, Sasson C, Nallamothu BK, Investigators F. A Validated Prediction Tool for Initial Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. JAMA Internal Medicine 2012, 172: 947-953. PMID: 22641228, PMCID: PMC3517176, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFavorable neurological survivalHospital cardiac arrestNeurological survivalCardiac arrestNeurological statusDerivation cohortValidation cohortInitial cardiac arrest rhythmIn-Hospital Cardiac ArrestBaseline neurological statusFavorable neurological statusGuidelines-Resuscitation registryCardiac arrest rhythmSevere neurological deficitsPulseless ventricular tachycardiaMultivariate logistic regressionSimple prediction toolRenal insufficiencyArrest rhythmNeurological deficitsHepatic insufficiencyMechanical ventilationMalignant diseaseVentricular tachycardiaInitial survivors
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
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