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AimWe aimed to analyse the patients diagnosed with cardiac arrest in the emergency service in accordance to their chronic illnesses, cardiac rhythm at the beginning of the cardiac arrest, the duration of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the mortality rates.MethodsThe records of 70 patients diagnosed with in hospital cardiac arrest in a one year period were analysed retrospectively. Age, sex, aetiology, cardiac rhythm at the time of cardiac arrest, the duration and the results of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation were the searched parameters. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was considered successful following the establishment of spontaneous heart beats and a steady blood pressure.X2 test was used for intra group analysis and Kruskal Wallis test used to compare the genders of the patients according to the cardiac rhythm at the time of the cardiac arrest.ResultsSeventy patients with a mean age of 63.4 ± 17.3 received advanced life support. There were 41 (58.6%) male and 29 (41.4%) female patients.In the analysis of the cardiac rhythms at the beginning of the arrests, ventricular fibrillation in 32 (45.7%) and asystole in 28 (40%) patients were the most frequent ones. Eleven (11.7%) patients were unresponsive to cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The mean cardiacpulmonary resuscitation time was 17.64 ± 14.30 minutes. Eighteen (25.7%) of the patients recovered and were discharged.ConclusionMost of the cardiac arrests are the results of cardiac diseases and ventricular fibrillation is the most frequent cardiac rhythm at the time of the arrest. In addition, in patients with ventricular fibrillation at the time of the cardiac arrest, the chance of establishment of a spontaneous circulation and hospital discharge is higher.

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