Length of survival after cardiac resuscitation in an intensive care unit.
Seventy-four patients were admitted after cardiac resuscitation to a general intensive care unit; 19, of whom 14 were neurologically normal, were utimately discharged from hospital. It is suggested that elderly patients, those who have had prolonged resuscitation, and patients with a combination of hypothermia, coma, dilated pupils, and apnoea have a very poor prognosis. It is doubtful whether such patients benefit from admission to an intensive care unit.
D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000401:mortality; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001049:Apnea / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006336:Heart Massage / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000401:mortality