Cardiac Arrest

Reading Time: 3 minutes CPVT is a life-threatening condition that results in sudden death in young children and adults. It is often undiagnosed and untreated. This post discusses the presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment options for CPVT.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Post-resuscitation hypotension is associated with high mortality unless promptly intervened on. Epinephrine is generally used to mitigate hypotension after ROSC. But is there a role of norepinephrine?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Got low ETCO2 after an intubation during cardiac arrest? Troubleshoot it with these steps.

Reading Time: 3 minutes What’s the role of Calcium in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients? Should we give it indiscriminately?

Reading Time: 2 minutes A recently published study examines a potential correlation between neurologically intact survival of OHCA and early administration of epinephrine.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The long forgotten Vasopressin is back in action. Is it time to rethink our algorithm of cardiac arrest patients?

Reading Time: 2 minutes End-tidal CO2 is a very useful tool when caring for cardiac arrest patients. Many clinicians use it to determine the prognosis of patients who are in PEA. But is one number enough? Does the change of end-tidal CO2 provide a more accurate assessment of the futility of the resuscitation efforts?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Mechanical CPR (MCPR) is increasingly popular during OHCA resuscitation. Are these devices the game changers for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Patients presenting to the ED after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may harbor serious conditions that warrant prompt recognition and management. Does a pan scan of these patients impact diagnostic accuracy and hospital survival?

Reading Time: 6 minutes The much anticipated TTM2 trial was finally released last week! Here’s our breakdown of this study.