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The central purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest while hospitalized at the VA and were resuscitated after biphasic defibrillators were implemented in 2001 to clinical outcomes of patients who suffered cardiac arrest before 2001.
The central purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest while hospitalized at the VA and were resuscitated after biphasic defibrillators were implemented in 2001 to clinical outcomes of patients who suffered cardiac arrest before 2001.
This study will retrospectively collect and analyze clinical data related to the Atlanta VA Medical Center, a member of the National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, to assess clinical parameters in cardiac arrest survivors.
This study focuses on collecting data retrospectively in regard to cardiac arrest patients to discern what factors are playing a role in patient survival after cardiac arrest. Such data will help hospitals and physicians to improve quality of care in patients at risk for cardiac arrest as well as to implement strategies to reduce such events or improve management of these high-risk patients in order to save lives.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Case: Patients resuscitated after 2001 | ||
| 2 | Control: Patients who suffer cardiac arrests after 2001. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| s who suffered a cardiac arrest while hospitalized at the VA and were resuscitated | Information on patients who suffered cardiac arrest before 2001 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| This study is observational. | Comparison before and after 2001 |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Biphasic defibrillators were implemented Cardiac arrest before 2001
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Patients who are hospitalized at the Atlanta VAMC hospital.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Samuel C Dudley, MD, PhD | US Department of Veterans Affairs | Principal Investigator |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15312869 | Result | Zafari AM, Zarter SK, Heggen V, Wilson P, Taylor RA, Reddy K, Backscheider AG, Dudley SC Jr. A program encouraging early defibrillation results in improved in-hospital resuscitation efficacy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Aug 18;44(4):846-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.04.054. | |
| 17452161 | Result | Bloom HL, Shukrullah I, Cuellar JR, Lloyd MS, Dudley SC Jr, Zafari AM. Long-term survival after successful inhospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. Am Heart J. 2007 May;153(5):831-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.02.011. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006323 | Heart Arrest |
| ID | Term |
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| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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