Cardiac Arrest; when to stop? - a podcast by Simon Laing, Rob Fenwick & James Yates
from 2017-01-14T08:00
A lot of our podcasts have focussed on prognostic factors in arrest to help with the decision making of continuing or stopping resuscitation in cardiac arrest. There would appear to be a huge variety in practice as to when resuscitation is ceased, and in that way having explicit guidance to unify practice can at times seem appealing.
In this episode we have a look at a recent paper covering the topic, it suggests a group of patients accounting for nearly half of cardiac arrests, that upon recognition could safely lead us to cease efforts.
Have a listen to the podcast and let us know what you think!
References
Resuscitation Council; Recognition of Life Extinct
Further episodes of The Resus Room
Further podcasts by Simon Laing, Rob Fenwick & James Yates
Website of Simon Laing, Rob Fenwick & James Yates