Review and Outcome of Prolonged Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

Conclusion. Patients undergoing prolonged CPR can survive with good outcome. Young age, myocardial infarction, and potentially reversible causes of cardiac arrest such as hypothermia and pulmonary emboli predict a favorable result, especially when the arrest is witnessed and followed by prompt and good resuscitative efforts. PMID: 26885387 [PubMed]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26885387?dopt=Abstract

Source: Critical Care Research and Practice - February 19, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Crit Care Res Pract Source Type: research