Pulseless Electrical Activity as the Initial Cardiac Arrest Rhythm: Importance of Preexisting Left Ventricular Function

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...

Outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with an initial cardiac rhythm of asystole or pulseless electrical activity in Victoria, Australia.

BACKGROUND While internationally reported survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is improving, much of the increase is being observed in patients presenting to emergency medical services (EMS) in shockable rhythms. The purpose of this study was to assess survival and 12-month functional recovery in patients presenting to EMS in asystole or pulseless electrical activity (PEA). MET...