A Study of the Outcomes and Effective Factors on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in an Educational Hospital

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) success rate is an important issue for allhealthcare facilities. In the present study, success rate and related factors were assessed in a hospitalin Iran. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted in 2017. By using the conveniencesampling, 156 patients were selected. Variables based on the In-Hospital Utstein-Style were used,which included 3 categories: patients, cardiac arrest and follow-up. Data were analyzed by SPSS 22. Of 156 participants, 92 were male and the average age was 61.4±5.5 years. Most cardiacarrest occurred in night shift (43.6%). The most common cause of cardiac arrest was cancer (33%). Of156 patients, 102 died. Results showed a significant correlation between success rate, a patient’s sex,rhythm type and medication administered during resuscitation (P < 0.001). Success rate in our study was low in comparison to previous studies. Further attentionshould be paid to this issue.