Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults Over 80: Outcome and the Perception of Appropriateness by Clinicians
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Fecha de publicación: 15 December 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16270
Autores: Patrick Druwé MD., Dominique D. Benoit MD, PhD Koenraad G. Monsieurs MD, PhD., James Gagg MA., Oxf Shinji Nakahara MD, PhD., Evan Avraham Alpert MD., Hans van Schuppen MD.
Background: To determine the prevalence of clinician perception of inappropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) regarding the last out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) encountered in an adult 80 years or older and its relationship to patient outcome.