Name	Value
OCCURRENCE CATEGORY	CARDIAC ARREST REQUIRING CPR
DESCRIPTION	Definition Revised (2011): Indicate if there was any cardiac arrest one appropriate response: - intraoperatively: occurring while patient was in the operating room - postoperatively: occurring after patient left the operating room requiring external or open cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) occurring in the operating room, ICU, ward, or out-of-hospital after the chest had been completely closed and within 30 days of surgery. Patients with AICDs that fire but the patient does not lose consciousness should be excluded. If patient had cardiac arrest requiring CPR, indicate whether the arrest occurred intraoperatively or postoperatively. Indicate the
INTRAOPERATIVE ALLOWED	YES

Name

Value

OCCURRENCE CATEGORY

CARDIAC ARREST REQUIRING CPR

DESCRIPTION

Definition Revised (2011): Indicate if there was any cardiac arrest 
one appropriate response:
- intraoperatively: occurring while patient was in the operating room
- postoperatively:  occurring after patient left the operating room
requiring external or open cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 
occurring in the operating room, ICU, ward, or out-of-hospital after 
the chest had been completely closed and within 30 days of surgery.
Patients with AICDs that fire but the patient does not lose 
consciousness should be excluded.
 
If patient had cardiac arrest requiring CPR, indicate whether the 
arrest occurred intraoperatively or postoperatively. Indicate the

INTRAOPERATIVE ALLOWED

YES

CARDIAC ARREST REQUIRING CPR (16) PERIOPERATIVE OCCURRENCE CATEGORY (136.5)