BACKGROUND Hypoxic events and cardiac arrest may cause brain damage in critical infants. This study investigated cerebral tissue oxygenation and oxygen extraction in a piglet model of hypoxic events, cardiac arrest and effects of resuscitation. METHODS For the hypoxia experiment, anesthetized newborn piglets were randomized to a hypoxia group (n = 8) with decreasing ventilatory rate to 0, and...

Despite public education campaigns and a chest compression-only initiative, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is provided in approximately 30-40% of out of hospital cardiac arrests in the United States. Bystander CPR rates may not improve without addressing factors influencing bystanders' probability of performing CPR. We propose an "intention-focused" model for the bystander CPR pe...

This case study features a 76-year-old female patient diagnosed with ventricular fibrillation (VF) in the emergency department who died after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In this report, importance of observing J waves patient’s electrocardiogram spontaneous return to circulation was addressed terms risk arrhythmia.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES New resuscitation guidelines contain significant changes intended to improve resuscitation practice and survival from cardiac arrest. This article provides an overview of the key changes on resuscitation for healthcare provider. CONTENTS There are several new recommendations on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the major are intended to provide good circulation du...

AIMS OF STUDY We have previously demonstrated that early intra-nasal cooling improved post-resuscitation neurological outcomes. The present study utilizing a porcine model of prolonged cardiac arrest investigated the effects of intra-nasal cooling initiated at the start of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on resuscitation success. Our hypothesis was that rapid nasal cooling initiated during ...

BACKGROUND Despite many advances in resuscitation science the outcomes of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) remain poor. The Minnesota Resuscitation Consortium (MRC) is a statewide integrated resuscitation program, established in 2011, to provide standardized, evidence-based resuscitation and post-resuscitation care. The objective of this study is to assess the outcomes of a state-wide integrated res...

BACKGROUND Outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be poor, in terms of life expectancy and quality of life. OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of patient characteristics before, during, and after CPR on these outcomes, and to compare results of the quality-of-life assessment with published studies. METHODS In a cohort study, we assessed by formal instruments the quality of life,...

Conflict between nations harms, not only its direct victims, but often the next generations. History teaches us that concord and international cooperation favors progress of science, especially medicine, while wars violence provoked by different religious, ideological, political, sociocultural contexts hinder scientific research, to detriment humanity. The objective this article is recall some ...

BACKGROUND Dentists as health care providers should maintain a competence in resuscitation. This cannot be overemphasized by the fact that the population in our country is living longer with an increasing proportion of medically compromised persons in the general population. This preliminary study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of general dentists towards cardiopulmonary resuscitati...