abstract

• The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a marked increase in the incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), with mortality rates surpassing 90%25 despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) efforts. Patients with COVID-19 who experience IHCA are less likely to present with shockable rhythms, have lower rates of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), and exhibit significantly lower survival rates. The aim of this paper was to investigate the epidemiology and clinical features of COVID-19 patients who required CPR following an episode of IHCA. Study design and methods: Retrospective analysis of adult patients aged 18 years or older, who were admitted to our critical care unit and diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rtPCR) between March 2020 and February …

authors

• Comas García Andreu

publication date

• 2023-01-01

published in

• Critical Care and Shock  Journal

keywords

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

PubMed ID

start page

• 215

end page

• 228

volume

• 26

issue

• 5