CV ASC Registry Education-Intra or Post-Procedure Event Types

Intra or Post-Procedure Event Types - Cardiac Arrest

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Cardiac arrest is defined as a sudden cardiac event involving ventricular fibrillation, rapid ventricular tachycardia, or bradycardia leading to loss of consciousness and hemodynamic compromise. Immediate interventions such as CPR, chest compressions, pacing, pericardiocentesis, ECMO, and defibrillation are crucial for survival. Regardless of resuscitation status (DNR, hospice, comfort care), any event meeting the criteria for cardiac arrest should be coded as such to ensure timely and appropriate medical response. Failure to administer these interventions could result in nearly certain death.

Keywords

cardiac arrest

ventricular fibrillation

ventricular tachycardia

CPR

defibrillation