Long-Term Outcomes in Elderly Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Abstract

Little is known about the long-term outcomes in survivors of in-hospital cardiac arrest. Previous studies have focused on rates of in-hospital survival,1–3 and the few studies that have examined longer-term rates of survival4–8 have had modest samples and limited generalizability. Although the rates of long-term survival may be expected to be low, quantifying these rates is important, given the substantial efforts and hospital resources that are involved in acute resuscitation and postresuscitation care. If the overwhelming majority of survivors die within 1 year after discharge, a reassessment of contemporary practices and goals during resuscitation treatment in hospitals may . . .