A comparison of in-hospital cardiac arrests between a United States and United Kingdom hospital

A comparison of in-hospital cardiac arrests between a United States and United Kingdom hospital

•Resuscitation attempts may be altered by differing legal, ethical, and societal interpretations.•In the United Kingdom (UK), resuscitation attempts are deemed a physician decision.•In the United States (US), resuscitation is considered the default position.•This study explores resuscitation attempt...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2021-05, Vol.43, p.7-11
Hauptverfasser: Powell, Lauren E., Brady, William J., Reiser, Robert C., Beckett, Daniel J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiac arrest
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Clinical decision making
CPR
Decision making
DNACPR
DNR
Emergency medical care
Heart
Heart attacks
Hospital systems
Hospitals
Patient admissions
Patients
Resuscitation
Right to die
Scotland
Statistical analysis
Statistics
Survival
United States
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Zusammenfassung:•Resuscitation attempts may be altered by differing legal, ethical, and societal interpretations.•In the United Kingdom (UK), resuscitation attempts are deemed a physician decision.•In the United States (US), resuscitation is considered the default position.•This study explores resuscitation attempts between two UK- and US-based hospital systems.•The US hospital had a higher number of cardiac arrest attempts, but a lower immediate survival rate.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2021.01.005