Pulmonary embolism prevalent in cardiac arrest - Medscape
Oct 11, 2000 · A total of 36% of the patients with pulseless electrical activity were diagnosed with pulmonary embolism, compared to none in the group with other rhythms, and 83% of all cardiac …
Misdiagnosis of Acute Pericarditis: Preventing Unnecessary PCI
Sep 22, 2009 · During my career, I have known of 2 patients with acute pericarditis who developed pulseless electrical activity and died from hemorrhagic tamponade after they were treated for …
Will ECPR Move the Needle on Cardiac Arrest Survival? - Medscape
Aug 6, 2024 · Time from arrest to CPR ("no-flow interval") < 5 minutes Initial cardiac rhythm of VF/ pulseless electrical activity Time from arrest to initiation of ECMO flow ("low-flow interval") < 60 minutes
tPA for cardiac arrest, no pulse: limited benefit - Medscape
May 15, 2002 · A randomized trial of tPA vs placebo during cardiopulmonary resuscitation of cardiac arrest patients with pulseless electrical activity has found no evidence of major benefit with …
Fifty Years Past the Kennedy-Oswald Era: CPR Stands Still
Nov 17, 2013 · The AHA 2013 Resuscitation Science symposium gets Dr Melissa Walton-Shirley thinking about saving Lee Harvey Oswald and supersoldiers, but there are a few take-aways for the …
New Pediatric Advanced Life Support Guidelines Raise Questions
May 6, 2021 · Drs Robert Glatter, Peter Antevy, and Paul Pepe discuss why they disagree with the scientific interpretation behind two new recommendations for pediatric advanced life support.
Novel CPR for Patients With Nonshockable Rhythms - Medscape
Jan 26, 2023 · Robert D. Glatter, MD: concept of head-up neuroprotective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) bundle Paul E. Pepe, MD, MPH: pulseless electrical activity ventricular fibrillation
Sodium Bicarbonate Use in the Emergency Department - Medscape
Dec 20, 2023 · The initial rhythm when paramedics arrived was asystole, but after three rounds of standard advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) drugs, the patient had pulseless electrical activity …
Updated ACLS Guidelines Emphasize Out-of-Hospital Actions
Nov 4, 2021 · The full ACLS guidelines include information on basic and advanced pediatric and neonatal life support, but Berg highlighted several of this year's updates to the adult and basic life …
Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator - Medscape
Jul 8, 2010 · Asystole or pulseless electrical activity accounted for a quarter of the sudden cardiac arrests and caused death in almost three-quarters of cases.