ROSC at non VT/VF cardiac arrest: EuReCa_Serbia 2014-2017

The Aassociation between Pre-Cardiac Arrest Comorbidity and Unsuccessful Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Patients with Cardiac Arrest

Background and Objective: Patients suffering from cardiac arrest (CA) have poor prognosis and survival. The association of pre-arrest comorbidity with unsuccessful resuscitation in patients with CA is far from clear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between pre-existing comorbidity and unsuccessful resuscitation following CA in Iranian patients. Materials and Met...

Hypothermia for non-VF/ VT cardiac arrest

Sudden cardiac death represents a major health problem. In adults, the prevalence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) attended by the emergency medical services (EMS) ranges from 52 to 112 per 100,000 person-years in developed countries [1], whereas the prevalence of adult in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) ranges from 1 to 5 per 1,000 patient admissions [2]. Mortality from cardiac arrest e...

Open-chest cardiac massage for non-traumatic cardiac arrest.

In-hospital Cardiac Arrest at Cork

E O’Sullivan, C Deasy Department of Emergency Medicine, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork

Standby...cardiac arrest...standby...cardiac arrest.

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