ASSOCIATION OF OBESITY WITH SURVIVAL AFTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION FOR IN-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST: ANALYSIS OF THE 2003-2011 NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE DATABASES

Prior studies have shown that obesity is paradoxically associated with improved survival in patients with acute coronary syndromes, acute heart failure, and acute ischemic stroke. However, the association of obesity with survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) has not been well examined.