Resuscitation
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Improvement in the hospital organisation of CPR training and outcome after cardiac arrest in Sweden during a 10-year period.
To describe (a) changes in the organisation of training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the treatment of cardiac arrest in hospital in Sweden and (b) the clinical achievement, i.e. survival and cerebral function, among survivors after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in Sweden. ⋯ During the last 10 years, there was a marked improvement in CPR training and treatment of IHCA in Sweden. During the past 4 years, survival after IHCA is high and the majority of survivors have acceptable cerebral function.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Glidescope(®) videolaryngoscope improves intubation success rate in cardiac arrest scenarios without chest compressions interruption: a randomized cross-over manikin study.
The aim of this study was to assess the performance of the Glidescope(®) in a manikin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) scenario. ⋯ Using the GlideScope(®) in a manikin CPR scenario provides extremely high intubation success rates in short times with the first attempt, in medical practitioners inexperienced in intubation.
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Comparative Study
Epidemiology and patient outcome after medical emergency team calls triggered by atrial fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) in hospitalized patients may lead to activation of the medical emergency team (MET). We sought to assess the baseline characteristics and outcomes of the patients presenting AF as a cause of MET call activation. ⋯ In our hospital, AF triggers one tenth of MET activations and mortality associated with it is high even when issues of LOMT are excluded. The decreased mortality among patients admitted to a higher level ward suggests that some of these deaths may be avoidable.
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Review
Emerging pharmaceutical therapies in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and post-resuscitation syndrome.
The medication used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has by no means yielded the expected prognostic benefit. This review focuses on drugs that are currently under investigation as part of novel therapeutic strategies in CPR and post-resuscitation care. ⋯ New pharmaceutical modalities are being investigated for future use in CPR. Currently, none has been unequivocally accepted for clinical use, while only a few of them are undergoing clinical testing. This research is likely to continue, in view of the unsatisfactory results of current pharmaceutical therapies and the encouraging results of preliminary studies.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Effects of monthly practice on nursing students' CPR psychomotor skill performance.
The study examined the effects of brief monthly practice on nursing students' CPR psychomotor skill performance at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months compared to a control group with no practice, and of repeating the initial BLS course at 12 months. ⋯ The findings confirmed the importance of practicing CPR psychomotor skills to retain them and also revealed that short monthly practices could improve skills over baseline.