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Study finds 100% death rate in COVID-19 patients after CPR

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All 54 COVID-19 patients who underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a Michigan hospital died, leading to questions about the risks and benefits of performing a procedure that exposes healthcare personnel to the coronavirus amid limited supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE).The findings, published yesterday in a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that 52 of 54 patients who experienced cardiac arrest from Mar 15 to Apr 3 (96.3%) had nonshockable rhythms, 44 (81.5%) with pulseless cardiac electrical activity, and 8 (14.8%) with asystole (flatlining).

Nonshockable rhythms are those in which the use of defibrillation is highly unlikely to restore a normal heartbeat.Two patients (3.7%) had pulseless ventricular

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