External cardiac compression may be harmful in some scenarios of pulseless electrical activity

Application of ultrasound in pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrest

application of ultrasound in pulseless electrical activity (pea) cardiac arrest

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Application of ultrasound in pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrest

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . MD, Researcher, Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. [email protected] . (Corresponding author) MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Research Vice Chancellor of Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Department of Neuro...

Tissue plasminogen activator in cardiac arrest with pulseless electrical activity.

BACKGROUND Coronary thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism are common causes of cardiac arrest. We assessed whether the administration of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation would benefit patients with cardiac arrest and pulseless electrical activity of unknown or presumed cardiovascular cause. METHODS Patients who were older than 16 years of age and who...

Continuous mechanical chest compression during in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation of patients with pulseless electrical activity.

UNLABELLED Survival after in-hospital pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrest is poor and has not changed during the last 10 years. Effective chest compressions may improve survival after PEA. We investigated whether a mechanical device (LUCAS™-CPR) can ensure chest compressions during cardiac arrest according to guidelines and without interruption during transport, diagnostic proced...