Background—Although the level of evidence of improvement is significant in cardiac arrest patients resuscitated from a shockable rhythm (ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia [VF/VT]), the use of therapeutic mild hypothermia (TMH) is more controversial in nonshockable patients (pulseless electric activity or asystole [PEA/ asystole]). We therefore assessed the prognostic...

BACKGROUND Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is one of the common emergencies encountered in the emergency department (ED) of any hospital. Although several studies have reported the predictors of CPR outcome in general, there are limited data from the EDs in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study included all patients above 18 years with...

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) may culminate in sudden death (SCD) if resuscitation efforts are unsuccessful or absent. The pathogenesis and system of care for in-hospital out-of-hospital (IHCA OHCA) different. We sought to determine predictors readmission these patients presenting with SCA surviving discharge. All >18 years age from 2016-2019 were included. Data abstracted using the International...

BACKGROUND Survival after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using standard vasopressor therapy is disappointing. Vasopressin is a potent vasopressor that could become a useful therapeutic alternative in the treatment of cardiac arrest. AIMS The aim of this prehospital prospective cohort study was to assess the influence of treatment with vasopressin and hydroxyethyl starch solution (HHS) on...

BACKGROUND Therapeutic hypothermia improves neurologic outcomes in patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation. However, its role in patients with cardiac arrest due to non-shockable rhythms (pulseless electrical activity (PEA) and asystole) is unclear. We hypothesized that therapeutic hypothermia favorably impacts neurologic outcome and survival in patients resusc...

BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to provide up-to-date survival data for Canadian adult in-patients following attempted resuscitation from cardiac or respiratory arrest. We hope that objective data might encourage more meaningful dialogue between physicians, patients and their families regarding resuscitation wishes. METHODS We reviewed all records of adult cardiopulmonary arrest that occ...

OBJECTIVES In this study, the value of end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) levels measured by capnometry were evaluated as indicators of resuscitation effectiveness and survival in patients presenting to the emergency department with cardiopulmonary arrest. METHODS ETCO2 was measured after 2 minutes of compression or 150 compressions. ETCO2 values were measured in patients that were intubated an...