One quarter of patients suffering from acute critical illness such as severe trauma, sepsis,
myocardial infarction (MI) or post cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) develop severe …

Association (AHA) Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency
Cardiovascular Care are based on an extensive evidence review process that was begun by …

Background Early defibrillation plays a key role in improving survival in patients with out-of-
hospital cardiac arrests due to ventricular fibrillation (ventricular-fibrillation cardiac arrests) …

The science and recommendations discussed in the other Parts of the 2015 American Heart
Association (AHA) Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and …

Importance Hospital cooling improves outcome after cardiac arrest, but prehospital cooling
immediately after return of spontaneous circulation may result in better outcomes. Objective …

Successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest results in a post–cardiac arrest syndrome, which
can evolve in the days to weeks after return of sustained circulation. The components of post …

Background A favorable neurological outcome is likely to be achieved in out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients with ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular …

Background Therapeutic hypothermia is recommended for comatose adults after witnessed
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but data about this intervention in children are limited …

There is increasing recognition that systematic post–cardiac arrest care after return of
spontaneous circulation (ROSC) can improve the likelihood of patient survival with good …

Brain temperature, as an independent therapeutic target variable, has received increasingly
intense clinical attention. To date, brain hypothermia represents the most potent …