Prolonged Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Process and Lower Frequency of Medical Staff Visit Predicts Independently In-hospital Resuscitation Success in the Elderly Population

Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation during hospitalization has a great impact on both economic and medical issues. We sought to investigate: (1) whether different nursing-care behavior would alter the in-hospital resuscitation success rate; and (2) whether the success rate was influenced furth...

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Main Authors: Jui-Chen Tsai, Po-Lin Lin, Ming-Jen Peng, Te-Yu Wu, Wen-Han Chang, Chien-Liang Wu, Chung-Lieh Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2012-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959812000786