Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a university hospital. An analysis of survival and cost

A cost analysis and study were done of patient survival after inhospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation during one year at a university hospital. The immediate survival rate in 128 patients was 52 percent. Survival to discharge and six-month survival rates were 19 percent and 15.6 percent, respective...

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Published in:The Western journal of medicine 1979-10, Vol.131 (4), p.344-348
Main Authors: Hahn, R G, Hutchinson, J C, Conte, Jr, J E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
California
Child
Child, Preschool
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Female
Health Care Delivery
Hospitals, University - economics
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Resuscitation - economics
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Summary:A cost analysis and study were done of patient survival after inhospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation during one year at a university hospital. The immediate survival rate in 128 patients was 52 percent. Survival to discharge and six-month survival rates were 19 percent and 15.6 percent, respectively. In all, 23 patients (18 percent) had multiple arrests (two to four per patient) during the same hospital stay. Immediate and six-month survival rates in this group were 52 percent (12 patients) and 9 percent (two patients), respectively. Gender or location where cardiopulmonary arrests occurred in the hospital did not influence survival. The cost of a Code Blue (direct expenses only) was $366. We conclude that the outcome following resuscitation at this university hospital compares favorably with the experience of others, and that the direct cost is modest in relation to the results obtained.
ISSN:0093-0415