In-hospital cardiac arrest

Jasmeet Soar

2023Current Opinion in Critical Care11 citationsDOI

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To describe our knowledge about in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) including recent developments. RECENT FINDINGS: Improving trends in IHCA outcomes appear to have stalled or reversed since the COVID-19 pandemic. There are disparities in care based on patient sex, ethnicity and socioeconomic status that need to be tackled. The increased use of emergency treatment plans that include do-not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation recommendations will help to decrease the number of resuscitation attempts. System approaches and strong local leadership through resuscitation champions can improve patient outcomes. SUMMARY: In-hospital cardiac arrest is a global health problem with a 25% survival in high-income settings. There remain significant opportunities to both decrease the incidence of, and outcomes from IHCA.

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MedicineCardiopulmonary resuscitationSocioeconomic statusResuscitationIncidence (geometry)Ethnic groupPandemicIntensive care medicineMedical emergencyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MEDLINEHealth careEmergency medicineInternal medicineEnvironmental healthDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)SociologyOpticsAnthropologyEconomicsPolitical scienceEconomic growthLawPhysicsPopulationCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment