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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
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