Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) can be used as an option to manage in-hospital and out-of-hospital refractory cardiac ...

People who have a cardiac arrest that can't be helped by a defibrillator shock are more likely to survive if given CPR based on updated guidelines that emphasize chest compressions, according to ...

In recent years resuscitation guidelines have evolved to emphasize chest compressions. At the same time, a greater proportion of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) cases are now due to ...

Two studies evaluate treatments for patients with cardiac arrest in hospital. Guidelines previously called for "stacked" shocks with minimal time delay between defibrillation attempts. But in 2005 the ...

OBJECTIVETo determine the use of epinephrine (adrenaline) before defibrillation for treatment of in-hospital cardiac arrest due to a ventricular arrhythmia and examine its association with patient ...

In individuals experiencing bystander-witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), prehospital resuscitation efforts should be continued for a minimum of 40 min. These findings were reported by ...

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of sudden death in athletes during high-level, organised sport. Patient-related and event-related factors provide an opportunity for rapid intervention ...

This procedure can be used in adults to manage refractory cardiac arrest that happens in or out of hospital if the heart has a shockable rhythm or the cardiac arrest has reversible causes. It can be ...

Two studies published by The BMJ today evaluate treatments for patients with cardiac arrest in hospital. The first study suggests that advice to delay giving a second heart shock, known as ...