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2214079

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
16
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the relation between age and outcomes in patients treated for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Seattle, Wash. Considering all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests treated by paramedics over a recent 5-year period, 386 (27%) of 1405 consecutive patients aged 70 years or older were resuscitated and admitted to a hospital vs 474 (29%) of 1624 younger patients; 140 elderly patients (10%) were discharged alive vs 223 younger patients (14%). Of the 140 elderly patients, 112 went home and 28 went to a nursing home. Considering only patients whose initial rhythms were ventricular fibrillation, the percent of patients discharged alive was substantially higher: 120 (24%) of 493 for elderly patients and 194 (30%) of 639 for younger patients. Elderly patients can benefit from attempted resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0098-7484
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
264
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2109-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:otherAbstract
KIE: Longstreth, et al. examined the relationship between age and outcome in patients treated by paramedics for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Seattle, Washington, over a five-year period. Their data suggest that outcome is largely independent of age in patients under 80 years of age. Patients whose initial rhythms were ventricular fibrillation had the highest rate of successful resuscitation and discharge from the hospital. This report and others contradict studies where data does not support recommendations of resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in patients aged 70 years or older. Longstreth, et al. caution against creating a situation where those performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the elderly do not believe it to be beneficial, and their less than maximal resuscitation efforts result in a low success rate.
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pubmed:articleTitle
Does age affect outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
pubmed:affiliation
Divisions of Neurology, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle 98104-2499.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't