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Advantages of a cohort study on cardiac arrest conducted by nurses* * Extracted from the thesis "A epidemiologia da parada cardiorrespiratória em um pronto- socorro de um hospital universitário," Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Brazil, 2015.

Ventajas del estudio de cohorte llevado a cabo por enfermeros en paro cardiorrespiratorio

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Identifying factors associated to survival after cardiac arrest.

METHOD

An experience report of a cohort study conducted in a university hospital, with a consecutive sample comprised of 285 patients. Data were collected for a year by trained nurses. The training strategy was conducted through an expository dialogue lecture. Collection monitoring was carried out by nurses via telephone calls, visits to the emergency room and by medical record searches. The neurological status of survivors was evaluated at discharge, after six months and one year.

RESULTS

Of the 285 patients, 16 survived until hospital discharge, and 13 remained alive after one year, making possible to identify factors associated with survival. There were no losses in the process.

CONCLUSION

Cohort studies help identify risks and disease outcomes. Considering cardiac arrest, they can subsidize public policies, encourage future studies and training programs for CPR, thereby improving the prognosis of patients.

Descriptors:
Heart Arrest; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Survival Analysis; Nursing; Epidemiology; Cohort Studies

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