Resuscitation
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Reference: Contamination of ambulance staff using the laryngeal mask airway supreme (LMAS) during cardiac arrest.
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Editorial Comparative Study
Which airway for cardiac arrest? Do supraglottic airways devices have a role?
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Comparative Study
SBAR improves nurse-physician communication and reduces unexpected death: A pre and post intervention study.
The Joint Commission International Patient Safety Goal 2 states that effective communication between health care workers needs to improve. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation) on the incidence of serious adverse events (SAE's) in hospital wards. ⋯ After introducing SBAR we found increased perception of effective communication and collaboration in nurses, an increase in unplanned ICU admissions and a decrease in unexpected deaths.
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Non-shockable arrest rhythms (pulseless electrical activity and asystole) represent an increasing proportion of reported cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The prognostic significance of conversion from non-shockable to shockable rhythms during the course of resuscitation remains unclear. ⋯ For OHCA patients presenting in PEA/asystole, survival to hospital discharge was not associated with conversion to a shockable rhythm during EMS resuscitation efforts.