Should I resuscitate the elderly patient in cardiac arrest? ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ Yes. Resuscitation studies document no difference in the percentage of successful outcomes across the age spectrum, and elderly patients who survive are no more likely to sustain irreversible brain injury than younger patients. Unless there is a well-defined advance directive, there should be no discrimination based on age in resuscitating elderly patients in cardiac arrest.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 18:14:49 +0000
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