Se evaluaron de manera retrospectiva a 80 casos de pacientes que presentaron paro cardio-respiratorio en la Unidad de Shock Trauma y Unidad de Cuidados Críticos del Departamento de Emergencia del Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliatti EsSalud, de 01/03/2002 al 28/03/2003. Las variables establecidas en el estudio incluyeron edad, sexo, antecedentes patológicos, evolución neurológico, patrón electrocardiográfico y supervivencia hospitalaria. Se encontró que los pacientes seniles con antecedentes patológicos asociados representan un bajo nivel de supervivencia post reanimación cardiopulmonar no obstante el tratamiento con los avances tecnológicos modernos. / They were evaluated from a retrospective way to 80 cases of patients that presented cardiopulmonary arrest unemployment witnessed in the Unit of Shock Trauma and Unit of Critical Cares of Emergency of the National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliatti EsSalud, from 01/03/2002 to 28/03/2003, with favorable initial answer. Inside the variables in the study: age, sex, pathological antecedent, neurological evolution, electrocardiography pattern and hospital survival they were included. Finding that the senile patients with clinical antecedents pathology have a low-level of survival post cardiopulmonary reanimation, nevertheless the treatment with the modern technological advances.

Se evaluaron de manera retrospectiva a 80 casos de pacientes que presentaron paro cardio-respiratorio en la Unidad de Shock Trauma y Unidad de Cuidados Críticos del Departamento de Emergencia del Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliatti EsSalud, de 01/03/2002 al 28/03/2003. Las variables establecidas en el estudio incluyeron edad, sexo, antecedentes patológicos, evolución neurológico, patrón electrocardiográfico y supervivencia hospitalaria. Se encontró que los pacientes seniles con antecedentes patológicos asociados representan un bajo nivel de supervivencia post reanimación cardiopulmonar no obstante el tratamiento con los avances tecnológicos modernos. / They were evaluated from a retrospective way to 80 cases of patients that presented cardiopulmonary arrest unemployment witnessed in the Unit of Shock Trauma and Unit of Critical Cares of Emergency of the National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliatti EsSalud, from 01/03/2002 to 28/03/2003, with favorable initial answer. Inside the variables in the study: age, sex, pathological antecedent, neurological evolution, electrocardiography pattern and hospital survival they were included. Finding that the senile patients with clinical antecedents pathology have a low-level of survival post cardiopulmonary reanimation, nevertheless the treatment with the modern technological advances.