THE INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS UPON THE OUTCOME OF THE RESUSCITATION OF CARDIAC ARREST PATIENTS
Abstract:
This paper describes the major findings in a descriptive study on factors that lead to an
unexpected cardiac arrest in a general population served by a major public hospital and factors that
influence the outcome of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The cases collected over a period of 2 years
in the Emergency Department of “Saint Pantelimon” Hospital, were analysed. There were 164.670
presentations, 195 being patients who developed cardiac arrest and were included in the study. The
return of the spontaneous circulation occurred in 40% of the cases and 11.53% of them survived to
discharge. In younger patients, the outcome was poor due to the long delays in making the call for help.
It was noted that none of the patients who underwent post-traumatic cardiac arrest survived. The limits
of the study are primarily related to the single-centre status of the study, but the results encourage
further studies.
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