Brianna L Collie, Shaheen Emami, Nicole B Lyons, Walter A Ramsey, Christopher F O'Neil, Jonathan P Meizoso, Enrique Ginzburg, Louis R Pizano, Carl I Schulman, Brandon M Parker, Nicholas Namias, Kenneth G Proctor
INTRODUCTION: Relative to other hospitalized patients, trauma patients are younger with fewer comorbidities, but the incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest (IHCA) with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in this population is unknown. Therefore, we aimed to investigate factors associated with survival in trauma patients after IHCA to test the hypothesis that compared to other hospitalized patients, trauma patients with IHCA have improved survival. METHODS: Retrospective review of the Trauma Quality Improvement Program database 2017 to 2019 for patients who had IHCA with CPR...
April 25, 2024: Journal of Surgical Research