European journal of anaesthesiology
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Cardiac arrest is a dramatic condition leading to sudden death if someone cannot perform two interventions, basic life support and early defibrillation, that have been proved to improve long-term survival. The modern era of cardiopulmonary resuscitation began with a description of closed chest cardiac massage by Kouwenhoven in 1960. Research to make advances in cardiac arrest is a very difficult task. ⋯ The links in the adult chain of survival are: early access; early CPR; early defibrillation; and early acute cardiac life support. The 'Utstein style', recently introduced, represents a standard of practice both inside and outside hospital with recommended guidelines for the uniform reporting of clinical data from the patient suffering cardiac arrest. According to the concept of the chain of survival, the Utstein style delineates time and establishes a set of core and supplemental times to be recorded that provide important characteristics of the response of victims of cardiac arrest.
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A new posterior approach to the sciatic nerve in the subgluteal region was developed. We describe our clinical experiences on 135 consecutive patients. ⋯ The study demonstrated that the sciatic nerve can be easily blocked using this new posterior subgluteal approach, suggesting that it represents a safe and effective alternative to block the sciatic nerve at a proximal level, with the potential for reducing the discomfort experienced by the patient during block placement.
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Letter Case Reports
Anaphylactic reaction after cisatracurium administration.