No Improvement In Survival with Inhospital CPR

No Improvement In Survival with Inhospital CPR Among elderly patients, survival after inhospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) hasn't improved over a 15-year period, researchers say. The proportion of hospital deaths among patients who had undergone inhospital CPR has actually increased, while the proportion of survivors discharged home after having the procedure has decreased, William J. Ehlenbach, MD, of the University of Washington, and colleagues, reported in the July 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The finding is concerning because it comes "during a time of more education and awareness about the limits of CPR in patients with advanced chronic illness and life-threatening acute disease," the researchers said. Shared via AddThis