Resuscitation
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Understanding the public health burden of cardiac arrest (CA) is important to inform healthcare policies, particularly during healthcare crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to analyse outcomes of in-hospital mortality and healthcare resource utilisation in adult patients with CA in the United States over the last decade prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ Over the last ten years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, CA-related survival has incrementally improved with shorter hospitalisations and increased medical expenses, while strong disparities existed among different age groups and ethnicities. National standards for CA surveillance should be considered to identify trends and differences in CA treatment to allow for standardised medical care.
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To assess the hemodynamic effects of head elevation on cerebral perfusion during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a porcine model of cardiac arrest. ⋯ HUP did not affect cerebral perfusion pressure and it significantly decreased internal carotid blood flow.