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Resuscitation

Volume 31, Issue 3, June 1996, Pages 235-242
Resuscitation

Clinical paper
Intensive care unit admission following successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation: resource utilization, functional status and long-term survival

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Abstract

A retrospective review of consecutive admissions (n = 285) to a university hospital intensive care unit (ICU) following cardiopulmonary resuscitation was conducted to determine long-term outcome, length of stay (LOS), and ICU resource consumption. Ninety-four patients (33%) survived to hospital discharge. Hospital survivors had longer ICU LOS than non-survivors (5.1 ± 0.8 vs. 2.8 ± 0.4 days, P < 0.001) and longer hospital stays (22.5 ± 3.7 vs. 2.9 ± 1.2 days, P < 0.001). Average laboratory and pharmacy costs per admission were greater in hospital survivors than nonsurvivors. Most patients returned to their pre-arrest homes functionally independent and 58% of hospital survivors were alive 2 years after discharge. It is possible that attempts to appropriately limit therapy in patients with poor prognosis may help direct resources towards patients who will benefit.

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