Pulseless electrical activity natural history, complications and prognosis
 |
Resident Survival Guide |
|
Pulseless electrical activity Microchapters |
|
Differentiating Pulseless Electrical Activity from other Diseases |
|---|
|
Diagnosis |
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Pulseless electrical activity natural history, complications and prognosis On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Pulseless electrical activity natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
FDA on Pulseless electrical activity natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
CDC on Pulseless electrical activity natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
Pulseless electrical activity natural history, complications and prognosis in the news |
|
Blogs on Pulseless electrical activity natural history, complications and prognosis |
|
Directions to Hospitals Treating Pulseless electrical activity |
Overview
PEA is associated with a poor prognosis, particularly if the underlying cause is not readily identifiable and treated. The presence of a QRS interval > 0.20 seconds is associated with a poorer prognosis. The survival of in hospital PEA is only 11.2%.[1] The survival for out of hospital occurrence of PEA is higher (19.5%) than for in hospital PEA, likely due to the higher incidence of reversible causes among patients with out of hospital arrest. The survival of PEA as a presenting rhythm is poorer than ventricular tacycardia or ventricular fibrillation.[2]
References
- ↑ Nadkarni VM, Larkin GL, Peberdy MA, Carey SM, Kaye W, Mancini ME, Nichol G, Lane-Truitt T, Potts J, Ornato JP, Berg RA (2006). "First documented rhythm and clinical outcome from in-hospital cardiac arrest among children and adults". JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association. 295 (1): 50–7. doi:10.1001/jama.295.1.50. PMID 16391216. Retrieved 2012-09-16. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Meaney PA, Nadkarni VM, Kern KB, Indik JH, Halperin HR, Berg RA (2010). "Rhythms and outcomes of adult in-hospital cardiac arrest". Critical Care Medicine. 38 (1): 101–8. doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b43282. PMID 19770741. Retrieved 2012-09-16. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help)