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Why in-hospital cardiac arrest?

Addressing poor and variable outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a significant and persistent clinical challenge. Our solutions are designed to help.

Hospitals are struggling with emergency care

Clinical and technological innovations have elevated outcomes in many areas of the hospital. But the equipment, technology, and operations supporting resuscitation processes have remained essentially unchanged for decades. 

This is likely one reason IHCA mortality rates remain persistently high, resulting in nearly 216,000 deaths every year.1

292

ADULTS EXPERIENCE IHCA EVERY YEAR1

4

VARIABILITY IN SURVIVAL (9.2%-37.5%)2

25

OF ADULTS SURVIVE TO DISCHARGE3

Average IHCA survival rate to discharge (Adults)4,5

Limited progress toward AHA goals

For most hospitals across the U.S., the 2010 American Heart Association (AHA) IHCA survival goal remains out of reach. There’s a clear unmet need for new solutions that target the drivers of this deficiency.

A path to improvement

Research suggests hospitals may have the opportunity to save thousands of lives per year in this critical area.1 AHA guidance indicates significant improvements in cardiac arrest outcomes will require effective quality improvement strategies and interventions fueled by data collection, analysis, and feedback.6

  • Capturing key information: Interruptions in chest compressions. Time until care. Medication administration. Many factors can affect Code Blue outcomes, and tracking all of those factors is essential.
  • Simplifying data access, analysis, and transparency: Reviewing cardiac arrest cases at least quarterly may increase a hospital’s odds of being in a higher survival category by six times.*,2
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OUR SOLUTIONS

CoDirector® Software and the EMMIT® Emergency Care System

Our standalone CoDirector Software and complete EMMIT Emergency Care System will help hospitals achieve an unprecedented new level of resuscitation performance.

With user-centered features informed by deep clinical expertise, these innovations are designed to help Code Blue response teams optimize the underlying factors that impact IHCA outcomes.

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*Adjusted ORs of 8.55 [1.79, 40.0] for monthly review and 6.85 [1.49, 31.3] for quarterly review; P=03 (Table 3).
References: 1. Andersen LW, Holmberg MJ, Berg KM, et al. In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Review. JAMA. 2019;321(12);1200-1210. 2. Chan PS, Krein SL, et al. Resuscitation Practices Associated With Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Survey. JAMA Cardiol. 2016;1(2):189-197. 3. Moskowitz A, Holmberg MJ, Donnino MW, Berg KM. In-hospital cardiac arrest: are we overlooking a key distinction?. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2018;24(3):151-157. 4. “AHA Cardiac Arrest Statistics.” American Heart Association CPR & First Aid. 2016. 5. Virani, Salim S, et al. “Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 220 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.” AHA Statistical Update. 2020;141(3);139-596. 6. Kronick SL, Kurz MC, Lin S, Edelson DP, Berg RA, Billi JE, Cabanas JG, Cone DC, Diercks DB, Foster J, Meeks RA, Travers AH, Welsford M. Part 4: Systems of care and continuous quality improvement: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2015;132(suppl 2):S397-S413.
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