Identification of a potentially avoidable cardiopulmonary resuscitation in hematology and oncology wards

BMC Palliative Care

Table 5 Characteristics of survivors

No.	Age	Sex	Primary disease	Clinical setting at CPR	Cause of arrest	Survival time from discharge (days)
1	60 (±5)	M	Acute leukaemia	No prior chemotherapy	Asphyxia	229
2	70 (±5)	F	Acute leukaemia	Curative	Cancer bleeding	2
3	75 (±5)	M	Stomach cancer	More than 3rd line	Procedure-related complication	135
4	65 (±5)	M	Colon cancer	More than 3rd line	Infection related chemotherapy	1568^a
5	70 (±5)	F	Stomach cancer	1st palliative	Aspiration	66
6	70 (±5)	M	Lung cancer	More than 3rd line	Cancer related hypercalcaemia	12
7	70 (±5)	F	CML	Curative	Dye hypersensitivity	2225^a
8	85 (±5)	F	Lung cancer	1st palliative	Infection related chemotherapy	2
9	80 (±5)	M	Multiple myeloma	1st palliative	Ventricular tachycardia	380
10	60 (±5)	M	Pancreatic cancer	1st palliative	Infection-related chemotherapy	12
11	70 (±5)	F	Acute leukaemia	Curative	Infection-related chemotherapy	9
12	60 (±5)	F	Colon	More than 3rd line	Ventricular fibrillation	2

^a Alive. CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CML chronic myelogenous leukaemia