In-hospital cardiac arrest in critically ill patients with covid-19: multicenter cohort study.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3513
Authors: Hayek, Salim S; Brenner, Samantha K; Azam, Tariq U; Shadid, Husam R; Anderson, Elizabeth; Berlin, Hanna; Pan, Michael; Meloche, Chelsea; Feroz, Rafey; O’Hayer, Patrick; Kaakati, Rayan; Bitar, Abbas; Padalia, Kishan; Perry, Daniel; Blakely, Pennelope; Gupta, Shruti; Shaefi, Shahzad; Srivastava, Anand; Charytan, David M; Bansal, Anip; Mallappallil, Mary; Melamed, Michal L; Shehata, Alexandre M; Sunderram, Jag; Mathews, Kusum S; Sutherland, Anne K; Nallamothu, Brahmajee K; Leaf, David E; ,

Abstract: To estimate the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes associated with in-hospital cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in critically ill adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19). Multicenter cohort study. Intensive care units at 68 geographically diverse hospitals across the United States. Critically ill adults (age ≥18 years) with laboratory confirmed covid-19. In-hospital cardiac arrest within 14 days of admission to an intensive care unit and in-hospital mortality. Cardiac arrest is common in critically ill patients with covid-19 and is associated with poor survival, particularly among older patients.