Search Tag: OHCA

Cardiology Management

2024 30 Sep

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a significant cause of mortality, primarily due to shockable rhythms like ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT). Rapid defibrillation with pads placed in anterior-posterior (AP) or anterior-lateral (AL) positions enhances survival odds and neurologic outcomes. However, many...Read more

ICU Management

2022 23 Nov

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) typically has a poor prognosis. Less than 50% of patients admitted to ICU survive to hospital discharge. Animal models suggest that therapeutic hypothermia is neuroprotective and decreases neuronal injury.  Targeted temperature management (TTM 33–36 °C) is part of international guidelines when managing post-OHCA...Read more

ICU Management

2021 08 Jun

  Survival among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is typically quite low. Survival in OHCA is dependent on several factors, including the performance of early bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the use of public automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), and the performance of high-quality CPR or the post-resuscitation...Read more

Cardiology Management

2020 20 Feb

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has partnered up with HeartHero to form an alliance to combat sudden cardiac death (SCD) and improve survival rates. For many years, the ACC has been on a mission to improve cardiac care. Now it aims to improve survival with the help of HeartHero's portable defibrillator. SCD is a leading cause of mortality...Read more

ICU Management

2017 16 Jun

According to a study published by JAMA, in simulated out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA), drones carrying an automated external defibrillator (AED) arrived in less time as compared to emergency medical services. There was also a reduction time of about 16 minutes.  OHCA has a low survival rate, around 8 to 10%. The most important factor...Read more

ICU Management

2017 28 May

The treatment of cardiac arrest has made significant progress over the last 10–15 years. This period marks a significant turning point, because the treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) had often been considered an exercise in futility, with no improvement in outcome for the previous 30 years (Berdowski et al. 2010). In recent years, several investigators...Read more