TY - JOUR
T1 - The present and future of cardiac arrest care: international experts reach out to caregivers and healthcare authorities
AU - Sandroni, Claudio
AU - Nolan, Jerry P.
AU - Berg, Robert A.
AU - Callaway, Clifton W.
AU - Morrison, Laurie J.
AU - Nadkarni, Vinay
AU - Perkins, Gavin D.
AU - Skrifvars, Markus B.
AU - Soar, Jasmeet
AU - Sunde, Kjetil
AU - Cariou, Alain
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
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 - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
KW - Caregivers
KW - Critical Care
KW - Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
KW - Emergency Medical Services
KW - Humans
KW - Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
KW - Post-resuscitation care
KW - Prognostication
KW - Cardiac arrest
KW - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
KW - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
KW - Caregivers
KW - Critical Care
KW - Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
KW - Emergency Medical Services
KW - Humans
KW - Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
KW - Post-resuscitation care
KW - Prognostication
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/131841
U2 - 10.1007/s00134-018-5230-9
DO - 10.1007/s00134-018-5230-9
M3 - Article
VL - 44
SP - 823
EP - 832
JO - Intensive Care Medicine
JF - Intensive Care Medicine
SN - 0342-4642
ER -