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Article: Problems reported with two heart rescues. (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

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Problems reported with two hear rescues

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a standard emergency treatment for sudden heart failure, appears futile in many elderly people, according to a new study. Reviewing medical charts of 503 elderly patients resuscitated after cardiac arrest, researchers found that only 3.8 percent left the hospital alive. In previous studies including both young and old patients, about 15 percent survived to leave the hospital.

Donald J. Murphy of the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and his colleagues identified several factors affecting post-CPR survival among patients aged 70 and older. ...

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