Outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the emergency department

Objective: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique useful in the prevention of death or delaying it in a person with cardiac arrest. In this regard, demographic information about patients who need CPR is vital. Methods: In this cross-sectional study patients with cardiopulmonary arrest or arrhythmias admitted to Imam Reza and Sina educational hospitals of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences from ۲۲ December ۲۰۱۳ to ۲۱ December ۲۰۱۴ entered the study. Demographic information such as age, sex, cardiopulmonary resuscitation time, the place of cardiopulmonary arrest (outside or inside the hospital), the duration of resuscitation process, success or failure of the resuscitation process and the mechanism of cardiopulmonary arrest were obtained. Results: From a total of ۳۵۴ cases of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ۲۸۱ cases (۷۹%) were unsuccessful and ۷۳ cases (۲۱%) were successful. The average age of patients was ۵۹ ± ۲۲ years. The average time of the resuscitation process was ۳۱ ± ۱۲ minutes. There was a significant difference between the mean of age and resuscitation time in patients who had experienced successful or unsuccessful resuscitation (P = ۰.۰۰۰۱). There was a significant relationship between sex and the success rate of resuscitation (P = ۰.۰۰۰۱). In addition, a significant relationship between the success of the resuscitation operation and the ward of resuscitation was observed (P = ۰.۰۰۰۱). Conclusion: The most common mechanism leading to cardiopulmonary arrest among patients was asystole. In this regard, no significant difference was observed between successful and unsuccessful resuscitation processes. It was also observed that the success of resuscitation from ۸ am to ۴ pm was more than any other time period.

کلیدواژه ها:

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) ، Cardiac arrest ، Emergency Department