Improving Response Time and Survival in ward based In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Survival in cardiac arrest is associated with rapid initiation of high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and advanced life support. To improve ROSC rates and survival, we identified the need to reduce response times and implement coordinated resuscitation by dedicated cardiac arrest teams (CATs). We aimed to improve ROSC rates by 10% within 6 months, and subsequent survival to hospital discharge.
Source: Resuscitation - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Carrie Kah-Lai Leong, Tan Hui Li, Edgarton Yi Hao Ching, Tien Jong-Chie Claudia Tags: Clinical paper Source Type: research