Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Survival in the Hospital Setting # 179
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FAST FACTS AND CONCEPTS References Wasserstrom WR, Glass JP, Posner JB: Diagnosis and treatment of leptomeningeal metastases from solid tumors. Cancer 1982;49:759â772. Grossman SA, Trupm DL, Chen ECP, Thopson G, Cargo EE: Cerebrospinal fluid flow abnormalities in patients with neoplastic meningitis. Am J Med 1982;73:641â647. Kaplan JG, DeSouza TG, Farkash, A, Shafran B, Pack D, Rehman F, Fuks J, Portenoy R: Leptomeningeal metastases: Comparison of clinical features and laboratory data of solid tumors, lymphomas and leukemias. J Neurooncol 1990;9:225. Demopoulos A: Leptomeningeal metastases: A review. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2004;4:196â204. Address reprint requests to: David E. Weissman, M.D. Froedtert Hospital 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 57226 E-mail: dweissma@mcw.edu DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.9652 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Survival in the Hospital Setting # 179 David H. Ramenofsky, M.D. and David E. Weissman M.D. S following cardiac arrest occurring in the hospital is infrequent. This Fast Fact reviews data on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) outcomes in hospitalized patients. URVIVAL TO DISCHARGE 1. The largest and most comprehensive source of in-hospital CPR outcomes data is the National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, reporting 14,720 resuscitation attempts (2000â2002) in adults from 207 U.S. hospitals.1 A uniform case inclusion definition was used that included both cardiac and respiratory