Table 1: Code Category, telemetry monitoring status and outcomes of survival to discharge and return of spontaneous circulation.
Cause of Code |
Telemetry+ |
ROSC |
STD |
Telemetry- |
ROSC |
STD |
Total |
161 (91%) |
131 (81%) |
58 (36%) |
16 (9%) |
14 (88%) |
9 (56%) |
Shockable Rhythms |
22 (14%) |
17 (77%) |
9 (41%) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ventricular tachycardia |
9 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ventricular fibrillation |
11 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Torsades de pointes |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Non-shockable Rhythms |
139 (86%) |
114 (81%) |
49 (35%) |
16 (100%) |
14 (88%) |
9 (56%) |
Asystole |
13 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
Pulseless Electrical Activity |
55 |
44 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sinus Tachycardia/Respiratory Failure |
44 |
38 |
16 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
Bradycardia |
14 |
12 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Opiate Overdose |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Syncope |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Seizure |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Sinus Rhythm |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CCM: Continuous Cardiac Monitoring; ROSC: Return of Spontaneous Circulation; STD: Survival to Discharge