| Appointment of a Resuscitation Training Officer is associated with improved survival from in-hospital ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia cardiac arrest. | |
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PMID: 10488939 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine if the appointment of a Resuscitation Training Officer improves survival to discharge from in-hospital ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia cardiac arrest. DESIGN: A 22-month prospective study. SETTING: A 1100-bed teaching hospital. SUBJECTS: All inpatients suffering ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia cardiorespiratory arrests. INTERVENTIONS: Appointment of a Resuscitation Training Officer at start of study, who introduced coordinated resuscitation training for all staff. MAIN OUTCOME: Survival to discharge. RESULT: Improvement in survival to discharge of 20-75% (P<0.03, Spearman Rank Correlation test). CONCLUSION: Appointment of a Resuscitation Training Officer is associated with improved survival to discharge in ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in-hospital cardiac arrest. |
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Authors:
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J McGowan; C A Graham; M W Gordon |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Resuscitation Volume: 41 ISSN: 0300-9572 ISO Abbreviation: Resuscitation Publication Date: 1999 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-10-27 Completed Date: 1999-10-27 Revised Date: 2009-08-25 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0332173 Medline TA: Resuscitation Country: IRELAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 169-73 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK. |
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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education* Emergency Medicine / education, manpower*, organization & administration Evaluation Studies as Topic Female Great Britain / epidemiology Heart Arrest / mortality*, therapy Humans Inservice Training / manpower, organization & administration* Male Outcome Assessment (Health Care)* Prospective Studies Survival Analysis Survival Rate Tachycardia, Ventricular / mortality*, therapy Ventricular Fibrillation / mortality*, therapy |
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