Resuscitation of Patients Who Suffer Cardiac Arrest Following Cardiac Surgery

1. PREVALENCE OF CARDIAC ARREST IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

1. How many cardiac surgical procedures did your unit perform in the past 12 months?

How many cardiac surgical procedures did your unit perform in the past 12 months?

2. How many patients in the past 12 months do you estimate required closed chest compressions for cardiac arrest in your cardiac intensive care following cardiac surgery?

How many patients in the past 12 months do you estimate required closed chest compressions for cardiac arrest in your cardiac intensive care following cardiac surgery?

3. How many patients in the past 12 months who suffered a cardiac arrest on your cardiac intensive care unit required emergency re-sternotomy as part of the resuscitation?

How many patients in the past 12 months who suffered a cardiac arrest on your cardiac intensive care unit required emergency re-sternotomy as part of the resuscitation?

4. How many patients in the past 12 months who required an emergency re-sternotomy also required a return onto cardiopulmonary bypass?

How many patients in the past 12 months who required an emergency re-sternotomy also required a return onto cardiopulmonary bypass?

5. Of all patients who arrested, what percentage of these do you estimate survived to hospital discharge?

Of all patients who arrested, what percentage of these do you estimate survived to hospital discharge?