60% of patients successfully resuscitated will survive to hospital discharge.
+Survival rates are the same in prehospital systems using only basic emergency medical technicians versus those systems using paramedics.
+Early in-hospital deaths are attributed to complications of sepsis.
+Late in-hospital deaths are attributed to complications of anoxic encephalopathy.
+Less than 10% of patients surviving to hospital discharge have persistent neurologic deficits.
Less than 50% of patients successfully resuscitated will survive to hospital discharge. Resuscitation and survival rates are the highest in prehospital systems that employ paramedics. Early in-hospital deaths are attributed to cardiogenic shock and dysrhythmias. Of patients surviving to hospital discharge, one-third have persistent neurologic deficits.