Table 22-9.

Quality of Postresuscitation Hospital Care for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

	Overall	Adults	Children
Hypothermia induced*	55.7 (50.5–61.0)	55.8 (50.6–61.1)	66.7 (13.3–100)
Care not withdrawn during hospitalization†	44.8 (41.7–47.9)	44.7 (41.5–47.8)	51.5 (34.5–68.6)
Assessed for implantable defibrillator‡	31.3 (23.7–38.8)	31.2 (23.6–38.9)	50.0 (0–100)

Values are mean percentages (95% confidence interval).

US sites only; 2011 cases.

^*Denominator is admitted to hospital after cardiac arrest with first rhythm of ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation.

^†Denominator is all cases admitted to hospital.

^‡Denominator is all cases admitted to hospital with first rhythm of ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation and no acute myocardial injury.

Source: Unpublished data, Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Investigators, July 23, 2013.