Survival and long-term outcomes following in-hospital cardiac arrest in a Swiss university hospital: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest is reported to be 0.8 to 4.6 per 1,000 patient admissions. Patient survival to hospital discharge with favourable functional and neurological status is around 21–30%. The Bern University Hospital is a tertiary medical centre in Switzerland...

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Main Authors: Alexander Fuchs, Dominic Käser, Lorenz Theiler, Robert Greif, Jürgen Knapp, Joana Berger-Estilita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00931-0