Resuscitation
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Resuscitation
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To identify factors associated with the initial rhythm in patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest and to assess whether potential differences in outcomes based on the initial rhythm can be explained by patient and event characteristics. ⋯ In this study, specific patient and cardiac arrest characteristics were associated with initial rhythm in patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest. However, differences in patient and cardiac arrest characteristics did not fully explain the association with survival for initial shockable rhythm compared to a non-shockable rhythm.