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Monangi S, Setlur R, Ramanathan R, et al. Analysis of functioning and efficiency of a code blue system in a tertiary care hospital. Saudi J Anaesth. 2018;12(2):245-249doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_613_17.
Monangi, S., Setlur, R., Ramanathan, R., Bhasin, S., & Dhar, M. (2018). Analysis of functioning and efficiency of a code blue system in a tertiary care hospital. Saudi journal of anaesthesia, 12(2), 245-249. https://doi.org/10.4103/sja.SJA_613_17
Monangi, Srinivas, et al. "Analysis of functioning and efficiency of a code blue system in a tertiary care hospital." Saudi journal of anaesthesia vol. 12,2 (2018): 245-249. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/sja.SJA_613_17
Monangi S, Setlur R, Ramanathan R, Bhasin S, Dhar M. Analysis of functioning and efficiency of a code blue system in a tertiary care hospital. Saudi J Anaesth. 2018 Apr-Jun;12(2):245-249. doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_613_17. PMID: 29628835; PMCID: PMC5875213.
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Saudi J Anaesth. 2018 Apr-Jun;12(2):245-249. doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_613_17.

Analysis of functioning and efficiency of a code blue system in a tertiary care hospital.

Saudi journal of anaesthesia

Srinivas Monangi, Rangraj Setlur, Ramprasad Ramanathan, Sidharth Bhasin, Mridul Dhar

Affiliations

  1. Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi, India.

PMID: 29628835 PMCID: PMC5875213 DOI: 10.4103/sja.SJA_613_17

Abstract

BACKGROUND: "Code blue" (CB) is a popular hospital emergency code, which is used by hospitals to alert their emergency response team of any cardiorespiratory arrest. The factors affecting the outcomes of emergencies are related to both the patient and the nature of the event. The primary objective was to analyze the survival rate and factors associated with survival and also practical problems related to functioning of a CB system (CBS).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: After the approval of hospital ethics committee, an analysis and audit was conducted of all patients on whom a CB had been called in our tertiary care hospital over 24 months. Data collected were demographic data, diagnosis, time of cardiac arrest and activation of CBS, time taken by CBS to reach the patient, presenting rhythm on arrival of CB team, details of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) such as duration and drugs given, and finally, events and outcomes. Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data.

RESULTS: A total of 720 CB calls were initiated during the period. After excluding 24 patients, 694 calls were studied and analyzed. Six hundred and twenty were true calls and 74 were falls calls. Of the 620, 422 were cardiac arrests and 198 were medical emergencies. Overall survival was 26%. Survival in patients with cardiac arrests was 11.13%. Factors such as age, presenting rhythm, and duration of CPR were found to have a significant effect on survival. Problems encountered were personnel and equipment related.

CONCLUSION: A CBS is effective in improving the resuscitation efforts and survival rates after inhospital cardiac arrests. Age, presenting rhythm at the time of arrest, and duration of CPR have significant effect on survival of the patient after a cardiac arrest. Technical and staff-related problems need to be considered and improved upon.

Keywords: Cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; code blue

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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