BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Sudden cardiac arrest (CA) represents one of the greatest challenges for medicine due to the vast number of cases and its social and economic impact. Despite advances in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques, mortality rates have not significantly decreased over decades. This study was undertaken to characterize patients that have suffered CA and to identify fac...

BACKGROUND Despite ongoing efforts to improve the quality of pediatric resuscitation, it remains unknown whether survival in children with in-hospital cardiac arrest has improved. METHODS AND RESULTS Between 2000 and 2009, we identified children (<18 years of age) with an in-hospital cardiac arrest at hospitals with >3 years of participation and >5 cases annually within the national Get With ...

It is known that numerous stimuli induce electrical signals which can increase a plant's tolerance to stressors, including high temperature. However, the physiological role of local electrical responses (LERs), i.e., responses in the zone of stimulus action, in the plant's tolerance has not been sufficiently investigated. The aim of a current work is to analyze the connection between parameters...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether an impedance threshold device, designed to enhance circulation, would increase acute resuscitation rates for patients in cardiac arrest receiving conventional manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, double-blind, intention-to-treat. SETTING Out-of-hospital trial conducted in the Milwaukee, WI, emergency medical services system. ...

BACKGROUND Perioperative cardiopulmonary arrests are uncommon and little is known about rates and predictors of in-hospital survival. METHODS Using the Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation national in-hospital resuscitation registry, we identified all patients aged 18 yr or older who experienced an index, pulseless cardiac arrest in the operating room or within 24 h postoperatively. The pri...