October 2016

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Published in issue: October 2016
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Editorials

Improving dispatcher-assisted public access defibrillation use
• Christopher M. Smith
Published online: August 02, 2016
A1-A2
Taking advanced endovascular techniques out of the hospital: Ready for prime time?
• Samuel A. Tisherman,
• Megan L. Brenner
Published online: August 01, 2016
A3-A4
The activation interval in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest response: We should be looking for time savings
• David C. Cone,
• Hideharu Tanaka
Published online: August 23, 2016
A5-A6
Inhalational neuroprotectants: A noble cause
• Jonathan Elmer,
• Jon C. Rittenberger
Published online: August 10, 2016
A7-A8
Should we “block” refractory ventricular fibrillation?
• Wulfran Bougouin,
• Alain Cariou
Published online: August 30, 2016
A9-A10
Getting the right bystander to the right place at the right time
• Jenny Mendelson,
• Marc D. Berg
Published online: August 02, 2016
A11-A12

Review

Amiodarone or lidocaine for cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• F. Sanfilippo,
• C. Corredor,
• C. Santonocito,
• ...
• A. Arcadipane,
• G. Ristagno,
• T. Pellis
Published online: August 02, 2016
p31-37

Rapid Response Systems

Clinical outcomes of patients seen by Rapid Response Teams: A template for benchmarking international teams
• Jonathan Bannard-Smith,
• Geoffrey K. Lighthall,
• Christian P. Subbe,
• ...
• John Welch,
• Rinaldo Bellomo,
• Daryl A. Jones
Published online: July 11, 2016
p7-12

Impact of a standardized rapid response system on outcomes in a large healthcare jurisdiction
• Jack Chen,
• Lixin Ou,
• Arthas Flabouris,
• Ken Hillman,
• Rinaldo Bellomo,
• Michael Parr
Published online: August 06, 2016
p47-56

Clinical Papers

Associations among gender, marital status, and outcomes of adult in-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective cohort study
• Chih-Hung Wang,
• Chien-Hua Huang,
• Wei-Tien Chang,
• ...
• Ping-Hsun Yu,
• Yen-Wen Wu,
• Wen-Jone Chen
Published online: July 22, 2016
p1-6

Frequency and survival pattern of in-hospital cardiac arrests: The impacts of etiology and timing
• Sheri Tran,
• Naomi Deacon,
• Anushirvan Minokadeh,
• ...
• Daniel P. Davis,
• Sheri Villanueva,
• Rebecca E. Sell
Published online: July 22, 2016
p13-18

Aetiology of in-hospital cardiac arrest on general wards
• Joonas Tirkkonen,
• Heidi Hellevuo,
• Klaus T. Olkkola,
• Sanna Hoppu
Published online: August 01, 2016
p19-24

Ventilation fraction during the first 30 s of neonatal resuscitation
• Christiane Skåre,
• Anne-Marthe Boldingh,
• Britt Nakstad,
• ...
• Vinay M. Nadkarni,
• Jo Kramer-Johansen,
• Theresa M. Olasveengen
Published online: August 02, 2016
p25-30

Practice characteristics of Emergency Department extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) programs in the United States: The current state of the art of Emergency Department extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ED ECMO)
• Joseph E. Tonna,
• Nicholas J. Johnson,
• John Greenwood,
• ...
• Cindy Weng,
• Stephen McKellar
• for the Extracorporeal REsuscitation ConsorTium (ERECT) Research Group
Published online: August 11, 2016
p38-46

Comparison of health-related quality of life and functional recovery measurement tools in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors
• Emily Andrew,
• Ziad Nehme,
• Stephen Bernard,
• Karen Smith
Published online: August 10, 2016
p57-64

The response time threshold for predicting favourable neurological outcomes in patients with bystander-witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Yuichi Ono,
• Mineji Hayakawa,
• Hiroaki Iijima,
• ...
• Kenichi Katabami,
• Atsushi Sawamura,
• Satoshi Gando
Published online: August 12, 2016
p65-70

Endothelial activation/injury and associations with severity of post-cardiac arrest syndrome and mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• John Bro-Jeppesen,
• Pär I. Johansson,
• Christian Hassager,
• ...
• Sisse R. Ostrowski,
• Mette Bjerre,
• Jesper Kjaergaard
Published online: August 11, 2016
p71-79

Augmented survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims with the use of mobile phones for emergency communication under the DA-CPR protocol getting information from callers beside the victim
• Tetsuo Maeda,
• Akira Yamashita,
• Yasuhiro Myojo,
• Yukihiro Wato,
• Hideo Inaba
Published online: August 23, 2016
p80-87

Conversion to shockable rhythms is associated with better outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with initial asystole but not in those with pulseless electrical activity
• Ruiying Zheng,
• Shengyuan Luo,
• Jinli Liao,
• ...
• Xiaoxing Liao,
• Yan Xiong,
• Ahamed Idris
Published online: August 21, 2016
p88-93
A low body temperature on arrival at hospital following out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest is associated with increased mortality in the TTM-study
• Jan Hovdenes,
• Kjetil Røysland,
• Niklas Nielsen,
• ...
• Matthew P. Wise,
• Anders Åneman,
• Jan Frederik Bugge
Published online: August 23, 2016
p102-106

Influence of core body temperature on Tryptophan metabolism, kynurenines, and estimated IDO activity in critically ill patients receiving target temperature management following cardiac arrest
• Joerg C. Schefold,
• Nora Fritschi,
• Gerhard Fusch,
• ...
• Rene Pschowski,
• Christian Storm,
• Tim Schroeder
Published online: August 23, 2016
p107-114

What change in outcomes after cardiac arrest is necessary to change practice? Results of an international survey
• Graham Nichol,
• Siobhan P. Brown,
• Gavin D. Perkins,
• ...
• Juan Manuel Fraga Sastrias,
• Anders Barasa,
• Michael R. Sayre
Published online: August 23, 2016
p115-120

Unchanged pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence and survival rates with regional variation in North America
• Ericka L. Fink,
• David K. Prince,
• Jonathan R. Kaltman,
• ...
• Robert H. Schmicker,
• Clifton W. Callaway
• Authors are writing on behalf of the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium
Published online: August 23, 2016
p121-128

Expanding the first link in the chain of survival – Experiences from dispatcher referral of callers to AED locations
• David Fredman,
• Leif Svensson,
• Yifang Ban,
• ...
• Mårten Rosenqvist,
• Margareta Lundén,
• Andreas Claesson
Published online: July 05, 2016
p129-134

Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in the pre-hospital setting: An additional resuscitation option for uncontrolled catastrophic haemorrhage
• Samy Sadek,
• David J. Lockey,
• Robbie A. Lendrum,
• Zane Perkins,
• Jonathan Price,
• Gareth Edward Davies
Published online: July 01, 2016
p135-138

Briefer activation time is associated with better outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• Graham Nichol,
• Leonard A. Cobb,
• Lihua Yin,
• ...
• Jonathan Larsen,
• Andrew M. McCoy,
• Michael R. Sayre
Published online: July 21, 2016
p139-144

Helium ventilation for treatment of post-cardiac arrest syndrome: A safety and feasibility study
• Daniel Brevoord,
• Charlotte J.P. Beurskens​,
• Walter M. van den Bergh,
• ...
• Jan M. Binnekade,
• Benedikt Preckel,
• Janneke Horn
Published online: July 27, 2016
p145-149
Open Access

Refractory ventricular fibrillation treated with esmolol
• Young Hwan Lee,
• Kui Ja Lee,
• Yong Hun Min,
• ...
• Dong Hyuk Shin,
• Sang O. Park,
• Seung Min Park
Published online: August 11, 2016
p150-155

High-sensitivity troponin-T as a prognostic marker after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – A targeted temperature management (TTM) trial substudy
• Patrik Gilje,
• Sasha Koul,
• Jakob Hartvig Thomsen,
• ...
• Christian Hassager,
• David Erlinge
• on behalf of the TTM study group
Published in issue: October 2016
p156-161

Experimental

Combined intra- and post-cardiac arrest hypothermic-targeted temperature management in a rat model of asphyxial cardiac arrest improves survival and neurologic outcome compared to either strategy alone
• Taeyun Kim,
• Michael G. Paine,
• He Meng,
• ...
• Huiyong Zheng,
• James A. Cranford,
• Robert W. Neumar
Published online: August 10, 2016
p94-101

Letters to the Editor (online only)

Shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation in a patient implanted with a left ventricular assist device
• Stefaan Bouchez,
• Filip De Somer,
• Ingrid Herck,
• Yves Van Belleghem,
• Michel De Pauw,
• Roland Stroobandt
Published online: July 08, 2016
e1-e2


Hand injuries caused by feedback device usage during cardiopulmonary resuscitation training
• Jun Young Hong,
• Je Hyeok Oh,
• Chan Woong Kim,
• Dong Hoon Lee
Published online: August 10, 2016
e3-e4


Is investing on social networks a winning strategy to promote cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines? A supportive example from Italy
• Federico Semeraro,
• Andrea Scapigliati,
• Samantha Di Marco,
• Adriana Boccuzzi,
• Marco De Luca,
• Brigida Panzarino,
• Walter Cataldi,
• Silvia Scelsi,
• Giuseppe Ristagno
Published online: August 23, 2016
e5-e6


KIDS SAVE LIVES implementation in Europe: A survey through the ERC Research NET
• Federico Semeraro,
• Sabine Wingen,
• Daniel C. Schroeder,
• Hannes Ecker,
• Andrea Scapigliati,
• Giuseppe Ristagno,
• Bernd W. Böttiger
Published online: August 23, 2016
e7-e9

Could one degree in temperature change the world? Maybe for targeted temperature management!
• Jean Baptiste Lascarrou,
• Gwenhael Colin,
• Jean Reignier
Published online: August 08, 2016
e11-e12

Reply to Letter: Could one degree in temperature change the world? Maybe for targeted temperature management!
• Andrew Casamento,
• Rinaldo Bellomo,
• Paul Young
Published online: August 02, 2016
e13

Emerging role of arterial blood gases during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Another reason for invasive arterial pressure monitoring
• Youn-Jung Kim,
• Won Young Kim
Published online: August 24, 2016
e15

Reply to Letter: Emerging role of arterial blood gases during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Another reason for invasive arterial pressure monitoring
• Geza Gemes,
• Walter Spindelboeck,
• Gerhard Prause
Published online: August 24, 2016
e17

A call for 2222 in European hospitals—A reply to letter by Dr. Whitaker
• Kasper Glerup Lauridsen,
• Bo Løfgren
Published online: August 23, 2016
e19

Reply to Letter: A call for 2222 in European hospitals
• David Kenneth Whitaker
Published online: August 24, 2016
e21