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ArticleMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Predictors and Outcomes of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in University Medicine with Advanced Tertiary and Transplant Care.

Mohamad Amer Nashtar, Patrick Hjalmar Nekarda, Varnavas Varnavas, Asterios Tzalavras, Jan Best, Ali Canbay, Tim Rahmel, Jordi Rello, Antonios Katsounas

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Mohamad Amer NashtarRuhr University Bochum, Knappschaft Kliniken University Hospital Bochum, Department of Medicine, 44892 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-1258-6356
Patrick Hjalmar NekardaRuhr University Bochum, Knappschaft Kliniken University Hospital Bochum, Department of Medicine, 44892 Bochum, Germany.
Varnavas VarnavasDivision of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Asterios TzalavrasRuhr University Bochum, Knappschaft Kliniken University Hospital Bochum, Department of Medicine, 44892 Bochum, Germany.
Jan BestDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Transplant Medicine, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Ali CanbayRuhr University Bochum, Knappschaft Kliniken University Hospital Bochum, Department of Medicine, 44892 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6069-7899
Tim RahmelRuhr University Bochum, Knappschaft Kliniken University Hospital Bochum, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, 44892 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7039-6288
Jordi RelloDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, 08195 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0676-6210
Antonios KatsounasRuhr University Bochum, Knappschaft Kliniken University Hospital Bochum, Department of Medicine, 44892 Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5179-0327

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objectivesIn-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) remains associated with poor survival, while the contribution of arrest etiology and early physiological markers to outcome remains incompletely defined. We examined associations between clinical, neurological, metabolic, and etiological factors and sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) lasting >20 min, 28-day survival, and 60-day mortality.

methodsThis retrospective single-center cohort included 134 adults with confirmed IHCA requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation at a tertiary university hospital with advanced transplant care between 2011 and 2015. Sustained ROSC and 28-day survival were analyzed using parsimonious Firth penalized logistic regression models, and 60-day mortality using Cox proportional hazards regression. Selected neurological and biomarker analyses were considered exploratory.

resultsSustained ROSC was achieved in 91 patients (67.9%), 33 (24.6%) survived to day 28, and 30 (22.4%) survived to day 60. Initial non-shockable rhythm was associated with lower odds of sustained ROSC (aOR 0.26, 95% CI 0.09-0.69) and 28-day survival (aOR 0.27, 95% CI 0.10-0.68), and with higher 60-day mortality (aHR 1.96, 95% CI 1.25-3.08). The presence of a potentially reversible cause was associated with more favorable outcomes, whereas active hematologic malignancy was associated with higher 60-day mortality (aHR 1.89, 95% CI 1.15-3.10). Exploratory analyses also showed associations of initially dilated pupils with lower 28-day survival and higher lactate with 60-day mortality. Among patients who survived beyond 24 h, higher BNP was associated with subsequent mortality.

conclusionsNon-shockable rhythm and the presence of a potentially reversible cause were consistently associated with outcomes following IHCA, while active hematologic malignancy was associated with poorer longer-term survival. Exploratory findings from lactate, initial pupillary assessment, and BNP may provide complementary prognostic information, although the BNP analysis was limited to patients who survived beyond 24 h. These findings require confirmation in contemporary multicenter cohorts and do not establish validated clinical prediction tools.

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Heart ArrestAgedCardiopulmonary ResuscitationFemaleHeart TransplantationHospitals, UniversityHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesTertiary Care CentersTreatment Outcomecardiopulmonary resuscitationin-hospital cardiac arrestnon-shockable rhythmprognostic factorsreturn of spontaneous circulationreversible causessurvival

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PMCPMC13515621

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