Background: The relation of a patient’s age to survival in cardiac arrest is often discussed at the bedside when clinicians, patients, and families are faced with the question of whether CPR is medically appropriate for elderly individuals. Few studies are available to help guide this conversation. This study sought to evaluate in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) […]

Background: Early intervention has been shown to change outcomes in patients with sepsis. Patients on general medical units often develop and suffer complications from sepsis, but it is unclear if we identify these patients soon enough in order for them to benefit from early intervention. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if a […]