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. 2020 Apr 28;70(2):82–89. doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2020.04.014

Table 1.

Description of perioperative cardiac arrest studies.

Authors and year of publication Data Source and period studied Time of CA occurrence Exclusion Patients (n)
Ruiz Neto & Amaral, 198613 Tertiary University Hospital
Retrospective
Medical Charts
1982–1984		 OR Cardiac Surgery 51,422
Braz et al., 19993 Tertiary University Hospital
Retrospective
Database 1988–1996		 OR and PACU – 58,553
Braz et al., 20062 Tertiary University Hospital
Prospective Database
1996–2005		 OR and PACU – 53,718
Sebbag et al., 201314 Tertiary University Hospital
Prospective Database
2007		 OR Cardiac Surgery 40,379

CA, cardiac arrest; OR, operating room; PACU, Post-anesthesia care unit.