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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare mortality outcomes before and after CSU-ALS training. Study Design: This study was a quasi-experimental design. Ethics Review: The study received an institutional review board approval. Research question: The research question was do survival rates improve after implementation of the CSU-ALS guidelines. Study Aims: The study aims would be to have a minimum of 85% of the staff being CSU-ALS trained by the end of 2023 and to see if the implementation of CSU-ALS training had a big impact on mortality post-cardiac surgery (Whitlock, 2023). Sampling Technique: The STS National database was used to look for patients that had suffered cardiac arrest within 72 hours after cardiac surgery requiring a sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass between January 2010 and December 2019. The sample size was 64 patients in a large Boston academic medical center that could be included within these criteria (Whitlock, 2023). Independent variable: The independent variable was the implementation of CSU-ALS training which was 8 hours. Also, 45-minute mock open-chest arrests were also part of the mandatory annual training. Dependent variable: Patients who suffered arrest prior to CSU-ALS training. There was a total of 25 patients in this group. How was the data analyzed? Were the statistics used appropriately? The data was analyzed using the Levene test to look at pre and post statistics. The statistics were used appropriately. Need Assignment Help?