Abstract 79: Impact of the 2010 Resuscitation Guidelines on CPR Quality During In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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Background: The 2010 resuscitation guidelines emphasize quality compressions, including a target depth of “at least 2 inches” (50 mm), and a target rate of “at least 100 compressions/min”. Studies have demonstrated that the guidelines update has positively impacted CPR performance in the pre-hospital setting, but no such data exist for in-hospital CPR quality. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that following the guidelines release, CPR data collected during in-hospital cardiac arrest events would demonstrate increased compression depth and rate, but that a lag period would exist prior to these observed changes. Methods: Chest compression data from consecutive cardiac arrest events at a single medical center were collected prior to the guidelines change between 1/2010-9/2010 and compared to data collected after the guidelines release from 11/2010-2/2013, using a CPR-sensing defibrillator (MRx QCPR, Phillips Healthcare). Data were compared both in aggregate and in sequential 4 month time perio

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