Unsuccessful Emergency Medical Resuscitation — Are Continued Efforts in the Emergency Department Justified?

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Abstract
The majority of attempts to resuscitate victims of prehospital cardiopulmonary arrest are unsuccessful, and patients are frequently transported to the emergency department for further resuscitation efforts. We evaluated the efficacy and costs of continued hospital resuscitation for patients in whom resuscitation efforts outside the hospital have failed.