Resuscitation PlusBackground: Care in the hospital, post-arrest care, is a crucial component of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) management, but current OHCA databases contain limited post-arrest care data. To address this, we present the methodology for assembling a
Ryan Huebinger +7 more
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Cardiac arrest after STEMI and importance of early cardiopulmonary resuscitation in non hospital setting-time is life/myocard [PDF]
ABC: časopis urgentne medicine, 2016 INTRODUCTION: In 23 % of cases, sudden cardiac death can be the first manifestation of coronary artery disease. In these cases pulseless VT and VF are the most common causes for cardiac arrest.
Niković Vuk +5 more
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Out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in four Serbian university cities: outcome follow-up according to the «Utstein style» [PDF]
, 2010 Aims. To investigate the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival to discharge, six-month and one-year survival of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in four university cities in Serbia. Methods.
NATASA DJORDJEVIC, SLADJANA ANDJELIC
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Characteristics of out of hospital cardiac arrest in the United Arab Emirates
Heart Views, 2019 Background: Out of hospital cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death globally. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of out of hospital cardiac arrest patients who were attended and treated by the National Ambulance crew.
Saad Essa Alqahtani +3 more
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Compression Rates during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation [PDF]
, 2016 The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with 120 compressions per minute (CPM) to CPR with 100 CPM in patients with nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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Maximum emergency department overcrowding is correlated with occurrence of unexpected cardiac arrest
Critical Care, 2020 Background Emergency department overcrowding negatively impacts critically ill patients and could lead to the occurrence of cardiac arrest. However, the association between emergency department crowding and the occurrence of in-hospital cardiac arrest ...
June-sung Kim +7 more
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Home care providers to the rescue:a novel first-responder programme [PDF]
, 2015 To describe the implementation of a novel first-responder programme in which home care providers equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) were dispatched in parallel with existing emergency medical services in the event of a suspected out ...
Brøndum, Stig +11 more
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Costs related to cardiac arrest management: a systematic review protocol
Systematic Reviews, 2017 Background Each year, about 500,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest (either out-of-hospital or in-hospital) in the USA. Although significant improvements in survival have occurred through the implementation of complex high-quality protocols of care ...
Guillaume Geri +4 more
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Data quality and 30-day survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the UK out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry: a data linkage study [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives The Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes (OHCAO) project aims to understand the epidemiology and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) across the UK. This data linkage study is a subproject of OHCAO.
Black, Sarah +12 more
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Aspects of post-resuscitation care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Cardiac disease is the most common cause of death in the western world and the majority of these deaths are due to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
Martinell, Louise
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