Adherence to guidelines is associated with improved survival following in-hospital cardiac arrest

Most Resuscitation guidelines have recommendations regarding maximum delay times from collapse to calling for the rescue team and initiation of treatment following cardiac arrest. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between adherence to guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) and survival with a focus on delay to treatment.

Source: Resuscitation - July 19, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Fredrik Hessulf, Johan Herlitz, Araz Rawshani, Solveig Aune, Johan Israelsson, Marie-Louise S ödersved–Källestedt, Per Nordberg, Peter Lundgren, Johan Engdahl Tags: Clinical paper Source Type: research