The impact of changes in cardiopulmonary resuscitation practices on survival in in-hospital cardiac arrest patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused changes in cardiopulmonary resuscitation applications as well as in all practices. In this research, we evaluated the effects of these changes on the management and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest cases. Our study is a single-center, retrospective, observational study. It was conducted with 628 patients with in-hospital arrest who met the study criteria between January 1, 2018, and January 1, 2022. The cases were evaluated in two groups as pre-guideline period and post-guideline period interventions according to the cardiopulmonary resuscitation algorithm published on October 21. Study data were obtained from the hospital automation system, patient files, and clinical data. In the results of the study, the confidence interval was 95% and the statistical significance level was accepted as p [Med-Science 2023; 12(2.000): 352-6]

Keywords

• cardiac arrest
• resuscitation
• covid-19 pandemic