Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 83, No. 2 |
Editorial of the Month
February 2012
- Prognostication after cardiac arrest: Time to change our approach
Comprehensive post-resuscitation care and the implementation of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) have improved survival and neurological recovery in comatose victims of cardiac arrest (CA). Changes in the management of post-CA coma have also considerably modified outcome prognostication in a way that an increasing number of patients may awake from post-CA coma despite early clinical signs of severe secondary hypoxic-ischemic brain damage.
Article of the Month
February 2012
- Use of ice-cold crystalloid for inducing mild therapeutic hypothermia following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) results in a significant mortality and neurological disability in survivors. The application of mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) to patients who have suffered an OHCA with a ventricular rhythm results in a significant reduction in mortality and neurological disability in survivors.
Issue Highlights
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A new way to analyze resuscitation quality by reviewing automatic external defibrillator dataFebruary 2012 (Vol. 83 | No. 2 | Pages 171-176)
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A novel method to detect accidental oesophageal intubation based on ventilation pressure waveformsFebruary 2012 (Vol. 83 | No. 2 | Pages 177-182)
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Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support in pulmonary embolism with cardiac arrestFebruary 2012 (Vol. 83 | No. 2 | Pages 183-187)
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Neurologic recovery after therapeutic hypothermia in patients with post-cardiac arrest myoclonusFebruary 2012 (Vol. 83 | No. 2 | Pages 265-269)
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Basic life support – Becoming more complexFebruary 2012 (Vol. 83 | No. 2 | Page e23)
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Perturbation of the Endothelial Glycocalyx in Post Cardiac Arrest Syndrome03 February 2012
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Estimating the Impact of Off-Balancing Forces upon Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation during Transport of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest03 February 2012
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Long-term prognosis following resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: role of aetiology and presenting arrest rhythm03 February 2012
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Use of beta-blockers for the Treatment of Cardiac Arrest due to Ventricular Fibrillation/Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia: a Systematic Review.03 February 2012
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Prediction of the neurological outcome with intrathecal high mobility group box 1 and S100B in cardiac arrest victims: A pilot study03 February 2012
