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Ultrasonographic Assessment During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Published on: October 24, 2020
[Cardiac resuscitation - a seven-year report (author's transl)]
Abstract:
Over the 7-year period 1966 to 1973, cardiac resuscitation was performed in 315 cases. The reasons were circulatory arrest (ventricular fibrillation or asytole) in 228 and other life-threatening disturbances in 87 cases. During daytime, especially from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and from 4 to 8 p.m., a higher percentage of cases was successfully resuscitated and during these periods emergency personnel seemed to be more readily available. The underlying disease is one of the determinants for the prognosis, whereas age is without relevance. Over the last few years, together with a decrease in the frequency of emergency calls, the percentage of cases of successful resuscitation increased. 14.3% of all patients in whom resuscitation was undertaken were discharged from hospital.
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