title: [Reporting on data from cardiopulmonary resuscitation].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In-hospital cardiac arrest is still associated with a high mortality rate, due to late recognition of life-threatening processes such as progressive hypotension, or cerebral ischemia.The aim of the study was to analyse some selected parameters influencing early results of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analysed cardiopulmonary resuscitation reports, prepared following in-hospital cardiac arrests, according to the Utstein templates. In each case, resuscitation was performed according to the recent ERC guidelines.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-eight reports were analysed. 16% of cardiac arrests were caused by defibrillation-susceptible cardiac rhythms, and 84% were non-defibrillation-susceptible. Return of spontaneous circulation was achieved in 45% of cases: in 67% of defibrillation-susceptible cardiac rhythm arrests, and 40% of non-defibrillation-susceptible cardiac rhythm situations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mechanism of cardiac arrest determines the early chance of survival in in-hospital cardiac arrest.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Anestezjologii i Intensywnej Terapii, Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 7, Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Górnoślaskie Centrum Medyczne w Katowicach. oait@gcm.pl
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marmaj
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gierek
authors.forename: Józefa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dabek
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuczera
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skowron
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000401:mortality* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D016019:Survival Analysis