Tag: CPR
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: Prognostic Factors for Successful Resuscitation Before Rewarming
Patients with core body temperature ... read more
Resuscitation Arterial Waveform Quantification and Outcomes in Pediatric Patients
Providing physiologically adequate CPR for pediatric single ventricle patients palliated with Bidirectional Glenn (BDG) or Fontan physiology is challenging. Only 27% of Fontan patients survived to hospital discharge with... read more
ICU Cardiac Arrest Among Very Elderly Critically Ill Patients
The occurrence of ICU-CA in critically ill patients with advanced age (≥ 90 years) is relatively rare. The observed mortality in the ICU and hospital was exceedingly high. Notably, providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation... read more
Emergency and Prophylactic ECMO for Patients Undergoing Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation with Small Surgical Bioprosthesis
Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) using veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is widely implemented as a rescue device in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Although prophylactic... read more
Treatment of Refractory Cardiac Arrest by Controlled Reperfusion of the Whole Body
This multicenter, prospective, all-comers observational study has provided preliminary data on a new approach to treat patients with prolonged refractory CA and CCPR by applying an advanced extracorporeal perfusion circuit,... read more
ECPR for Hypothermic Refractory Cardiac Arrests in Temperate Climates
Accidental hypothermia designates an unintentional drop in body temperature below 35 °C. There is a major risk of ventricular fibrillation below 28 °C and cardiac arrest is almost inevitable below 24 °C. In such cases,... read more
ECPR in 2023
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is invasive and resource intense. Data suggesting a survival benefit in patients after OHCA and ECPR derive from retrospective registries and meta-analyses. In order to... read more
Feasibility of HEMS Performed Prehospital E-CPR in Pediatric Cardiac Arrests
This case-series shows that a properly trained regular Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) crew of only two health care professionals (doctor and flight nurse) can establish Extracorporeal-Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation... read more
Outcomes and Characteristics of Cardiac Arrest in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension
In this prospective study of children who received CPR in intensive care units, a pre-existing diagnosis pulmonary hypertension was present in 16% of children but was not associated with statistically significant differences... read more
Rescue TEE Might Diagnose Cardiac Arrest Faster
A Penn Medicine team is testing whether a new technology that gives live ultrasound images from inside a patient during CPR can help doctors get those answers faster. The device, called Rescue TEE, uses a tiny camera at the... read more
Are Two Shocks Better Than One?
Overall, the trial conducted by Cheskes et al contributes meaningfully to our understanding of the use of alternative defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation before widespread incorporation of double... read more
COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on the Incidence and Survival Outcomes of EMS-witnessed OHCA
While other international studies have observed higher incidence and reduced survival in non-EMS-witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study did not identify any significant impacts... read more
Evaluation of abdominal compression-decompression combined with chest compression CPR performed by a new device
Compression–decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CO-CPR) was more beneficial than standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (STD-CPR) in terms of survival benefits in patients who have suffered out-of-hospital cardiac... read more
Expert Consensus on PeRcutaneous Cannulation for ECPR
We present inclusion and exclusion criteria and a comprehensive, detailed, generalizable list of best practices for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) initiation following refractory out-of-hospital cardiac... read more
Pulse Oximetry Waveform: A Non-invasive Physiological Predictor for the ROSC During CPR
Pulse oximetry plethysmography (POP) may be a novel and effective method for predicting return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) during resuscitation, with a prognostic value similar to ETCO2 at early stage. 150 out-of-hospital... read more
Palliative Care Consultation and End-of-life Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Palliative care consultation was not associated with CPR performed at the end-of-life but was associated with increased incidence of comfort care being utilized. These results suggest that utilizing palliative care consultation... read more
Effect of Intra-arrest Transport, ECPR, and Treatment on Functional Neurologic Outcome
Among patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the bundle of early intra-arrest transport, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), and invasive assessment and treatment did not significantly improve... read more
