Advanced life support update

Advanced life support update.

INTRODUCTION Cardiac arrest is a common emergency in acute hospitals. The Resuscitation Council (UK) Advanced Life Support Guidelines provide a systematic approach to cardiac arrest recognition, treatment and aftercare. This review provides an update on the current treatment guidelines and identifies areas where these may be strengthened. METHODS The evidence informing the 2005 Resuscitation ...

Paediatric basic and advanced life support guidelines: An update.

Update on advanced life support and resuscitation techniques.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article is a review of the most recent findings in resuscitation techniques in advanced cardiac life support. The article focuses particularly on the period after July 1, 2003, but relevant new findings before this period are also included. RECENT FINDINGS Randomized clinical trial results suggest that the current cardiopulmonary resuscitation and advanced cardiac life ...

Advanced trauma life support courses.

Anesthesia advanced circulatory life support

PURPOSE The constellation of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) events, such as gas embolism, local anesthetic overdose, and spinal bradycardia, in the perioperative setting differs from events in the pre-hospital arena. As a result, modification of traditional ACLS protocols allows for more specific etiology-based resuscitation. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Perioperative arrests are both uncommon an...