PURPOSE To determine the initial success rate and its associated factors on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in patients with cardiac arrest within 24 hours after receiving anesthesia for an emergency surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS After the hospital ethical committee gave approval for this study, the anesthesia providers recorded all relevant data regarding CPR in patients with cardiac arr...

Background: Cardiac arrest is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. In out-of-hospital setting, early recognition cardiac bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves both the chance survival quality life. Objectives: The study aimed to explore awareness regarding knowledge CPR among visitors patients at tertiary level hospital. Design: Cross sectional study. Method: va...

OBJECTIVE Encouraging results of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for patients with refractory cardiac arrest have been shown. However, the independent impact on the neurologic outcome remains unknown in the out-of-hospital population. Our objective was to compare the neurologic outcome following extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation and conventional cardiopulmonary resuscita...

In cardiac arrest patients the primary goal is to restart the heart, return the patient to life, and keep the brain intact. In 1960 a landmark article described the outcome in CPR [1]. In 1964 Peter Safar published the first integrated approach to cardiac arrest, and recommended therapeutic hypothermia (TH) for support recovery [2]. These two studies merged in the first American Heart Associati...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to evaluate the epidemiology and outcome after cardiac arrest caused by intoxication. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 1991 to 2010 medical record of patients experiencing cardiac arrest caused by self-inflicted, intentional intoxication was performed. The setting was an emergency department of a tertiary care university hospital. The primary end point...

In-hospital cardiac arrest in children occurs in 2% to 6% of all pediatric intensive care unit patients and is associated with poor survival. Over the past decade, various strategies have been promoted by clinical practice guidelines to improve survival after in-hospital cardiac arrests. These include earlier recognition and management of at-risk patients, greater emphasis on quality of resusci...

OBJECTIVES The management of cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery differs from the management of cardiac arrest under other circumstances. In other studies, interposed abdominal compression-cardiopulmonary resuscitation (IAC-CPR) resulted in a better outcome compared with conventional CPR. The aim of the present study was to determine the feasibility, safety and efficacy of IAC-CPR compared wit...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of cardiac arrest among patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage [SAH], and the prevalence of SAH as the cause following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest [OHCA] or in-hospital cardiac arrest [IHCA] is unknown. In addition it is unclear whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] and post-resuscitation care management differs, and to what extent this will lead to meaningf...

OBJECTIVE To describe the current evidence on the frequency and nature of cognitive impairments in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES Pubmed, Embase, PsychInfo and Cinahl (1980-2006). No language restriction was imposed. REVIEW METHODS The following inclusion criteria were used: participants had to be survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac ar...