Search results for "Cardiac arrest"
Long-term survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest lower in black patients
The difference in outcomes between black and white patients was only partly eliminated by adjustment for patient and hospital treatment factors, leading study authors to speculate that postacute care contributed to the disparity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/18/3.htm
18 Jul 2018
AHA issues interim advice on temperature management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
The science advisory from the American Heart Association (AHA) considers existing and recent evidence on patients who are unresponsive after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and is meant to provide guidance to clinicians until upcoming new guidelines are published.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/23/aha-issues-interim-advice-on-temperature-management-after-out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest.htm
23 Aug 2023
Survey finds shortcomings in assessment of neurologic function after cardiac arrest
More than a third of clinicians said they used absent corneal reflexes and absent pupillary reflexes at 24 hours to assess patient prognosis, even though guidelines recommend waiting 72 hours.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/27/4.htm
27 Nov 2019
July 2019
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/
Moderate hypothermia improved neurologic outcomes after cardiac arrest with nonshockable rhythm
Mortality was similar whether patients were randomized to a target temperature of 33 °C or 37 °C, but those in the former group were more likely to have a favorable Cerebral Performance Category score at 90 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/09/4.htm
9 Oct 2019
First medication for severe frostbite approved
The FDA also warned about smartwatches claiming to measure blood sugar without piercing the skin, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/first-medication-for-severe-frostbite-approved.htm
6 Mar 2024
Improvement seen in survival differences by race after in-hospital cardiac arrest
The reduction in survival difference by race appeared to be linked to elimination of racial differences in survival of acute resuscitation, while differences in postresuscitation survival persisted.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/16/4.htm
16 Aug 2017
November 2, 2022
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/02/
AHA updates guidelines on use of antiarrhythmic drugs during and after cardiac arrest
Amiodarone or lidocaine may be considered for ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia that is unresponsive to defibrillation, the American Heart Association (AHA) now recommends.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/14/1.htm
14 Nov 2018
June 2017
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/