Search results for "Cardiac arrest"
Do you need a checklist?
There's limited evidence but apparent potential for these tools in hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/do-you-need-a-checklist.htm
15 Feb 2021
Manikins in training improve CPR compression depth
Researchers performed a prospective, cluster randomized trial of video-only training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for family members of inpatients with high-risk cardiac conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/19/4.htm
19 Oct 2016
MI performance measures, health literacy and LOS, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2018
Adding judgment and EKG to troponin better identified unstable angina, but not AMI
Researchers tested the hypothesis that adding additional information to a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin algorithm would improve diagnosis of ED patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/14/4.htm
14 Aug 2019
In the News
Varied times to debrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/itn.htm
15 Oct 2009
Updated guidelines revise recommended CPR rates, compression depth
Rescuers should perform chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute and a depth between 2 inches and 2.4 inches, the American Heart Association advised.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/28/3.htm
28 Oct 2015
Ease up on antipsychotics
Antipsychotics started for an episode of agitation in the ICU are often continued through hospitalization and even after discharge, posing serious health risks to patients, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/06/free/ease-up-on-antipsychotics.htm
6 Apr 2022
Therapeutic hypothermia, HAI network, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2020
Therapeutic hypothermia in comatose patients with non-shockable initial rhythms may lead to better outcomes
Twenty-nine percent of patients who underwent hypothermia survived to hospital discharge, compared to 15% who received standard care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/25/2.htm
25 Nov 2015
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
An example case helps explain this clinical syndrome that mimics acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/expert-analysis-takotsubo-cardiomyopathy.htm
15 May 2020