Research indicates that non-shockable cardiac arrest is associated with higher mortality rates compared to cardiac arrest cases wherein shockable rhythms such as ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ...

Following initial improvements in OHCA survival prior to 2011, survival rates have stabilized. IHCA survival improvements have been dramatic in the past decade. Women, older persons, and those with ...

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This procedure can be used in adults to manage refractory cardiac arrest that happens in or out of hospital if the heart has a shockable rhythm or the cardiac arrest has reversible causes. It can be ...

Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was $4,481,659 per quality-adjusted life-year for AED in a private home. (HealthDay News) — For patients with cardiac arrest and a shockable rhythm, automated ...

Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) can be used as an option to manage in-hospital and out-of-hospital refractory cardiac ...