Presence of abnormal vital signs prior to IHCA and consequently higher mortality has been found in numerous studies. It is unknown whether abnormal vital signs are acted upon or not and how this affects the outcome of...Presence of abnormal vital signs prior to IHCA and consequently higher mortality has been found in numerous studies. It is unknown whether abnormal vital signs are acted upon or not and how this affects the outcome of the IHCA. Aim： Compare differences in journal notes regarding abnormal vital signs or worry by nurses up until 24 h between survivors and non-survivors after an in-hospital cardiac arrest （IHCA）. Design： Pragmatic retrospective case-control study in a Swedish university hospital. Methods： All IHCA during 2007-2011 was reviewed （n = 720）. Out of them, 20 （3%） fulfilled the inclusion criteria; survived 30 d, had their IHCA at a general ward, were aged 〉 18 years and had documented abnormal vital signs or nurse worries. Out of the non-survivors, two controls were after matching for age, sex and number of diseases randomly drawn for each case. Pearson＇s chi test was used to assess significance on the level of 0.05 in differences between survivors and non-survivors. Results： Of 20 survivors with preceding abnormal vital signs prior to IHCA, 15 patients （75%） had documented worries or action taken by a nurse compared to 23 patients （58%） among non-survivors （p-value： 0.258）. Conclusion： The journal documentation 24 h prior to a 1HCA was fairly equal in numbers between patients surviving at least 30 d afterwards compared to those not surviving, but the content of the journal notes had a slightly higher, but not statistical significant, frequency of worry or action taken by attending nurses in survivors.展开更多
文摘Presence of abnormal vital signs prior to IHCA and consequently higher mortality has been found in numerous studies. It is unknown whether abnormal vital signs are acted upon or not and how this affects the outcome of the IHCA. Aim： Compare differences in journal notes regarding abnormal vital signs or worry by nurses up until 24 h between survivors and non-survivors after an in-hospital cardiac arrest （IHCA）. Design： Pragmatic retrospective case-control study in a Swedish university hospital. Methods： All IHCA during 2007-2011 was reviewed （n = 720）. Out of them, 20 （3%） fulfilled the inclusion criteria; survived 30 d, had their IHCA at a general ward, were aged 〉 18 years and had documented abnormal vital signs or nurse worries. Out of the non-survivors, two controls were after matching for age, sex and number of diseases randomly drawn for each case. Pearson＇s chi test was used to assess significance on the level of 0.05 in differences between survivors and non-survivors. Results： Of 20 survivors with preceding abnormal vital signs prior to IHCA, 15 patients （75%） had documented worries or action taken by a nurse compared to 23 patients （58%） among non-survivors （p-value： 0.258）. Conclusion： The journal documentation 24 h prior to a 1HCA was fairly equal in numbers between patients surviving at least 30 d afterwards compared to those not surviving, but the content of the journal notes had a slightly higher, but not statistical significant, frequency of worry or action taken by attending nurses in survivors.
