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Filter by:ILCOR Recommendations "On the basis of the published evidence to date, the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Task Force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) made the following recommendations in October 2002: Unconscious adult patients with spontaneous circulation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be cooled to 32°C to 34°C for 12 to 24 hours when the initial rhythm was ventricular fibrillation (VF).Such cooling may also be beneficial for other rhythms or in-hospital cardiac arrest" (Circulation. 2003;108:118-121). This study ist to investigate the efficacy of mild therapeutic hypothermia on mortality and neurological outcome in patients after in-hospital cardiac arrest.
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of metoprolol, a "beta blocker," in treating patients in the hospital with a cardiac arrest. It will be given intravenously (given into a vein). The subjects who will take part in this study are 18 years of age or older, are experiencing a cardiac arrest in the hospital, and are in a life threatening situation. Patients who develop a cardiac arrest require prompt electrical defibrillation (electrical shocks) to restore the normal beating rhythm of the heart. In patients who do not respond to electrical defibrillation, current standard of care recommends the use of medications which have been shown to be of unknown benefit. Some people recover from a cardiac arrest, but many people do not. We want to learn whether giving metoprolol will improve survival of patients with a cardiac arrest. A total of 100 patients will be enrolled in the study. Patients will receive either the standard of care with the drug epinephrine or the standard of care plus metoprolol.
The purpose of this study is to look at two different treatments during a cardiac arrest that occurs outside of the hospital and whether either or both treatments will increase the number of people who live to hospital discharge. A cardiac arrest is when the heart stops pumping blood to the body.
Using an investigational monitor/defibrillator that passively records CPR quality parameters, including chest compression rate and depth and ventilation rate and volume, we are prospectively recording CPR quality during sequential in-hospital cardiac arrests at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Using an audio feedback system linked to this device, we are studying whether such audio feedback improves CPR quality when provided to rescuers trained in the use of the device.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether performing active compression decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACD-CPR) with an impedance threshold device (ITD) compared to conventional standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (S-CPR) will impact the neurologic recovery and survival to hospital discharge following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
The general aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of tenecteplase to standard treatment during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
The AutoPulse Assisted Prehospital International Resuscitation (ASPIRE) Trial compares the efficacy of circulatory assist by manual chest compression versus an automated chest compression device (AutoPulse™) during the resuscitative attempt following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.