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Abstract In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is defined as cessation of cardiac activity, confirmed by the absence of signs of circulation, in a hospitalized patient who had a pulse at the time of admission. Despite the wide availability of detailed comprehensive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines as well as regular training programs prepared by different national and international societies, the reported rates of survival to discharge (STD) in different studies of in hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) are |