Chih-Hung Wang, Chien-Hua Huang, Wei-Tien Chang, Chia-Ming Fu, Hui-Chih Wang, Min-Shan Tsai, Ping-Hsun Yu, Yen-Wen Wu, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Wen-Jone Chen
AIM: Animal studies have demonstrated that hemodynamic-directed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves outcomes following cardiac arrest compared with the "one-size-fits-all" algorithm. We investigated whether body size of patients is correlated with outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). METHODS: A retrospective study in a single centre was conducted. Adult patients experiencing IHCA between 2006 and 2015 were screened. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated using body weight and height measured at hospital admission...
September 2018: Resuscitation