Ten Steps Toward Improving In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Quality of Care and Outcomes

Abstract

Improving in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) quality of care for adult and pediatric patients—not simply survival—requires a comprehensive set of programs and actions. Ideally, these should be embedded in a system of care that (1) plans and prepares for IHCA, (2) prevents IHCA when avoidable, (3) delivers high-quality, guidelinebased resuscitation, and (4) continuously evaluates and improves itself within a culture of person-centered care.