Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Mortality of in-hospital cardiac arrest among patients with and without preceding sepsis: A national inpatient sample analysis
Main finding · IHCA-related in-hospital mortalityResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 2.27 95% CI 2.07–2.50Authors' conclusion
Sepsis was associated with higher in-hospital cardiac arrest mortality compared to non-sepsis cases, regardless of age and cardiac rhythm.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥18 years) with in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), US National Inpatient Sample, 01/2017 to 12/2019
- Participants
- 357,850 hospitalizations
- Exposure
- Sepsis vs non-sepsis
- Outcome
- IHCA-related in-hospital mortality
Methodological detailsNational Inpatient Sample, multivariable logistic regression
- National Inpatient Sample
- Multivariable logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio
2.27
95% CI 2.07–2.50
P < 0.001
By group
Sepsis vs Non-sepsis
OR 2.27 (95% CI 2.07–2.50); P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
In-hospital mortality by age and cardiac arrest rhythm (subgroups)
- Higher in sepsis than non-sepsis regardless of age or cardiac arrest rhythm
Original publication
Mortality of in-hospital cardiac arrest among patients with and without preceding sepsis: A national inpatient sample analysis. J Crit Care. Published 28 August 2023. doi:10.
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