Can Lightning Strike Twice? Double Sequential External Defibrillation, Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Guidelines

“Practice guidelines are systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical circumstances.”1 This is the definition of a guideline published by the National Academy of Medicine (formally the Institute of Medicine). This is important to keep in mind when assessing guidelines, and the latest annual raft of recommendations from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) is no exception.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research