
Improved Survival After Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest in Noncardiac Surgical Patients
Leonard N. Girardi, MD;
Philip S. Barie, MD, FCCM
Arch Surg. 1995;130(1):15-18.
Abstract
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Objective To test the hypothesis that improvements in intraoperative and perioperative critical care are resulting in an improved outcome after intraoperative cardiac arrest.
Design A retrospective consecutive series of patients who experienced an intraoperative cardiac arrest during noncardiothoracic surgical procedures between January 1986 and June 1994.
Setting A tertiary care university-based hospital.
Participants Twenty-four consecutive patients who experienced an intraoperative arrest among 162 661 noncardiothoracic surgical procedures during the designated period.
Intervention Advanced cardiac life support and advanced trauma life support methods were used appropriately. Postarrest pharmacologic and mechanical cardiopulmonary support were used as needed in the setting of a surgical intensive care unit.
Main Outcome Measures Survival out of the operating room and survival to discharge.
Results Fifteen patients (62%) were resuscitated in the operating room and taken to the surgical intensive care unit or recovery room. Nine patients (38%) survived to discharge from the hospital. Twelve arrests (50%) were primarily cardiac in origin. Predictors of mortality included a need for pressor or inotropic support (P<.001) and duration of the arrest greater than 15 minutes (P<.001).
Conclusion Survival from an intraoperative cardiac arrest in a noncardiothoracic surgical patient is much improved over rates in historical controls who experienced in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Rapid identification and aggressive correction of mechanical and metabolic derangements is warranted.
(Arch Surg. 1995;130:15-18)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, New York (NY) Hospital—Cornell Medical Center.
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