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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality: improving cardiac resuscitation outcomes both inside and outside the hospital: a consensus statement from the american heart association.

Authors :
Meaney, Peter A
Bobrow, Bentley J
Mancini, Mary E
Christenson, Jim
de Caen, Allan R
Bhanji, Farhan
Abella, Benjamin S
Kleinman, Monica E
Edelson, Dana P
Berg, Robert A
Aufderheide, Tom P
Menon, Venu
Leary, Marion
CPR Quality Summit Investigators, the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee, and the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation
Source :
Circulation. 7/23/2013, Vol. 128 Issue 4, p417-435. 19p.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

The '2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care' increased the focus on methods to ensure that high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed in all resuscitation attempts. There are 5 critical components of high-quality CPR: minimize interruptions in chest compressions, provide compressions of adequate rate and depth, avoid leaning between compressions, and avoid excessive ventilation. Although it is clear that high-quality CPR is the primary component in influencing survival from cardiac arrest, there is considerable variation in monitoring, implementation, and quality improvement. As such, CPR quality varies widely between systems and locations. Victims often do not receive high-quality CPR because of provider ambiguity in prioritization of resuscitative efforts during an arrest. This ambiguity also impedes the development of optimal systems of care to increase survival from cardiac arrest. This consensus statement addresses the following key areas of CPR quality for the trained rescuer: metrics of CPR performance; monitoring, feedback, and integration of the patient's response to CPR; team-level logistics to ensure performance of high-quality CPR; and continuous quality improvement on provider, team, and systems levels. Clear definitions of metrics and methods to consistently deliver and improve the quality of CPR will narrow the gap between resuscitation science and the victims, both in and out of the hospital, and lay the foundation for further improvements in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00097322
Volume :
128
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Circulation
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
107958476
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0b013e31829d8654