R A Armstrong, T M Cook, A D Kane, E Kursumovic, J P Nolan, F C Oglesby, L Cortes, C Taylor, I K Moppett, S Agarwal, J Cordingley, M T Davies, J Dorey, S J Finney, S Kendall, G Kunst, D N Lucas, R Mouton, G Nickols, V J Pappachan, B Patel, F Plaat, B R Scholefield, J H Smith, L Varney, E Wain, J Soar
The 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists studied peri-operative cardiac arrest in the UK, a topic of importance to patients, anaesthetists and surgeons. We report the results of the 12-month registry phase, from 16 June 2021 to 15 June 2022, focusing on management and outcomes. Among 881 cases of peri-operative cardiac arrest, the initial rhythm was non-shockable in 723 (82%) cases, most commonly pulseless electrical activity. There were 665 (75%) patients who survived the initial event and 384 (52%) who survived to hospital discharge...
January 2024: Anaesthesia