TY - JOUR
T1 - The present and future of cardiac arrest care
T2 - international experts reach out to caregivers and healthcare authorities
AU - Nolan, Jerry P.
AU - Berg, Robert A.
AU - Callaway, Clifton W.
AU - Morrison, Laurie J.
AU - Nadkarni, Vinay
AU - Perkins, Gavin D.
AU - Sandroni, Claudio
AU - Skrifvars, Markus B.
AU - Soar, Jasmeet
AU - Sunde, Kjetil
AU - Cariou, Alain
PY - 2018/6/2
Y1 - 2018/6/2
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this review is to describe the epidemiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), disparities in organisation and outcome, recent advances in treatment and ongoing controversies. We also outline the standard of care that should be provided by the critical care specialist and propose future directions for cardiac arrest research. Methods: Narrative review with contributions from international resuscitation experts. Results: Although it is recognised that survival rates from OHCA are increasing there is considerable scope for improvement and many countries have implemented national strategies in an attempt to achieve this goal. More resources are required to enable high-quality randomised trials in resuscitation.Conclusions: Increasing international collaboration should facilitate resuscitation research and knowledge translation. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) has adopted a continuous evidence review process, which facilitate the implementation of resuscitation interventions proven to improve patient outcomes.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this review is to describe the epidemiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), disparities in organisation and outcome, recent advances in treatment and ongoing controversies. We also outline the standard of care that should be provided by the critical care specialist and propose future directions for cardiac arrest research. Methods: Narrative review with contributions from international resuscitation experts. Results: Although it is recognised that survival rates from OHCA are increasing there is considerable scope for improvement and many countries have implemented national strategies in an attempt to achieve this goal. More resources are required to enable high-quality randomised trials in resuscitation.Conclusions: Increasing international collaboration should facilitate resuscitation research and knowledge translation. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) has adopted a continuous evidence review process, which facilitate the implementation of resuscitation interventions proven to improve patient outcomes.
KW - Cardiac arrest
KW - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
KW - Post-resuscitation care
KW - Prognostication
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85047893302&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00134-018-5230-9
DO - 10.1007/s00134-018-5230-9
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
C2 - 29860705
AN - SCOPUS:85047893302
SN - 0342-4642
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Intensive Care Medicine
JF - Intensive Care Medicine
ER -