• Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Jun 2002

    Retrospective study of the survival of patients who underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation in an intensive care unit.

    • Daniel Martins Moreira, Guilherme Mariante Neto, Marcelo Wierzynski Oliveira, Letícia Biscaino Alves, Luís Carlos Chorazje Adamatti, Eliana de Andrade Trotta, and Sílvia Regina Rios Vieira.
    • Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre da Faculdade de Medicina da UFGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. dam@ufrgs.br
    • Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2002 Jun 1;78(6):545-52.

    ObjectiveTo evaluate clinical and evolutive characteristics of patients admitted in an intensive care unit after cardiopulmonary resuscitation, identifying prognostic survival factors.MethodsA retrospective study of 136 patients admitted between 1995 and 1999 to an intensive care unit, evaluating clinical conditions, mechanisms and causes of cardiopulmonary arrest, and their relation to hospital mortality.ResultsA 76% mortality rate independent of age and sex was observed. Asystole was the most frequent mechanism of death, and seen in isolation pulmonary arrest was the least frequent. Cardiac failure, need for mechanical ventilation, cirrhosis and previous stroke were clinically significant (p < 0.01) death factors.ConclusionPrognostic factors supplement the doctor's decision as to whether or not a patient will benefit from cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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