RESULTS OF RESUSCITATION FOLLOWING CARDIAC ARREST: A Review from a Major Teaching Hospital
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TL;DR
The records of 536 patients who required cardiorespiratory resuscitation during the period 1967-71 are reviewed and an outline of the system of resuscitation at present in operation in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary is given.
Abstract
SUMMARY The records of 536 patients who required cardiorespiratory resuscitation during the period 1967-71 are reviewed. All suffered cardiac arrest and the results of treatment are expressed in terms of length of survival. 11.9% of cases were alive at one month, a favourable prognosis being associated with middle age, ventricular fibrillation as the primary electrocardiographic finding and conditions of a medical nature. Poor prognosis was associated with age under 40, electrocardiographic evidence of asystole and conditions of a surgical nature. An outline of the system of resuscitation at present in operation in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary is given.