Adrenaline to improve survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the PARAMEDIC2 RCT by Perkins, GD, Ji, C, Achana, F, Black, JJM, Charlton, K, Crawford, J, de Paeztron, A, Deakin, C, Docherty, M, Finn, J, Fothergill, RT, Gates, S, Gunson, I, Han, K, Hennings, S, Horton, J, Khan, K, Lamb, S, Long, J, Miller, J, Moore, F, Nolan, J, O’Shea, L, Petrou, S, Pocock, H, Quinn, T, Rees, N, Regan, S, Rosser, A, Scomparin, C, Slowther, A, Lall, R

“…<strong>Background</strong> Adrenaline has been used as a treatment for cardiac arrest for many years, despite uncertainty about its effects on long-term outcomes and concerns that it may cause worse neurological outcomes. …”

Factors affecting nurse efficacy self in implementing resusitation in cardiac arrest patients by Ahsan, Tualeka, Abdul Rohim, Rahmawati, Pudji, Russeng, Syamsiar S., Susilowati, Indri H., Jalaludin, Juliana

“…Cardiac arrest is an emergency case illness that can be life-threatening if it does not get good treatment from a health worker. …”
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Factors analysis affecting nurse efficacy in implementing resuscitation in cardiac arrest patients by Ahsan, Ahsan, Tualeka, Abdul Rohim, Rahmawati, Pudji, Russeng, Syamsiar S., Susilowati, Indri H., Jalaludin, Juliaa

“…The majority of respondents are males(66.7%),with a mean age of 32.93 and a majority of education is the D-III Nursing (80%).There is a correlation between Mastery experience and verbal persuasion with self-efficacy nurses with mastery experience as the dominant factor in carrying out resuscitation in patients with cardiac arrest in the emergency room at the General Hospital Dr. …”
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Case 30-2020: A 54-Year-Old Man with Sudden Cardiac Arrest by Edelman, Elazer R, Butala, Neel M, Avery, Laura L, Lundquist, Andrew L, Dighe, Anand S

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Incidence and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in singapore and Victoria : a collaborative study by Lim, Shir Lynn, Smith, Karen, Dyson, Kylie, Chan, Siew Pang, Earnest, Arul, Nair, Resmi, Bernard, Stephen, Leong, Benjamin Sieu-Hon, Arulanandam, Shalini, Ng, Yih Yng, Ong, Marcus Eng Hock

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A data-manifold based scoring system and its application to cardiac arrest prediction by Liu, Tianchi.

“…In this Final Year Project (FYP), the author researched into different ways of developing novel scoring systems for predicting cardiac arrest within 72 hours. This report is the documentation of the works done and the presentation of the novel scoring system developed. …”
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Images in cardiology: Extrinsic compression of an anomalous right coronary artery causing cardiac arrest by Jennings, B, Van Gaal, W, Banning, A

Overnight response to levetiracetam in Lance–Adams syndrome presenting 3 years after cardiac arrest by AbdelRazek, Mahmoud A., Marey, Ahmed, Taha, Ahmed, Morin, Scott J., Brodski, Alexander, Mollashahi, Roohallah S.

“…Case presentation We present a case and provide a video of a patient who developed LAS 3 years after experiencing cardiac arrest, presenting with action-induced generalized myoclonus upon standing. …”
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Outcome assessment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in Singapore and Japan with initial shockable rhythm by Okada, Yohei, Shahidah, Nur, Ng, Yih Yng, Chia, Michael Y. C., Gan, Han Nee, Leong, Benjamin S. H., Mao, Desmond R., Ng, Wei Ming, Irisawa, Taro, Yamada, Tomoki, Nishimura, Tetsuro, Kiguchi, Takeyuki, Kishimoto, Masafumi, Matsuyama, Tasuku, Nishioka, Norihiro, Kiyohara, Kosuke, Kitamura, Tetsuhisa, Iwami, Taku, Ong, Marcus Eng Hock

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Multimodal deep learning approach to predicting neurological recovery from coma after cardiac arrest by Krones, F, Walker, B, Parsons, G, Lyons, T, Mahdi, A

“…The aim was to predict neurological recovery from coma following cardiac arrest using clinical data and time-series such as multi-channel EEG and ECG signals. …”

Ventilatory settings in the initial 72 h and their association with outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: a preplanned secondary analysis of the targeted hypothermia versus targeted normothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (TTM2) trial by Robba, C, Badenes, R, Battaglini, D, Ball, L, Brunetti, I, Jakobsen, JC, Lilja, G, Friberg, H, Wendel-Garcia, PD, Young, PJ, Eastwood, G, Chew, MS, Unden, J, Thomas, M, Joannidis, M, Nichol, A, Lundin, A, Hollenberg, J, Hammond, N, Saxena, M, Annborn, M, Solar, M, Taccone, FS, Dankiewicz, J, Nielsen, N, Pelosi, P

“…<strong>Purpose<br></strong> The optimal ventilatory settings in patients after cardiac arrest and their association with outcome remain unclear. …”

Cardiac Arrest: Evaluating the Role of Biosignals in Gameplay Strategies and Players' Physiological Synchrony in Social Deception Games by Fang, Cathy Mengying, Marvez, G. R., ElHaouij, Neska, Picard, Rosalind W.

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Increasing neurologically intact survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among elderly: Singapore experience by Ong, Chloe Alexis, Nadarajan, Gayathri Devi, Fook-Chong, Stephanie, Nur Shahidah, Arulanandam, Shalini, Ng, Yih Yng, Chia, Michael Y. C., Tiah, Ling, Mao, Desmond R., Ng, Wei Ming, Leong, Benjamin S. H., Doctor, Nausheen, Ong, Marcus E. H., Siddiqui, Fahad J.

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Combining creatinine and volume kinetics identifies missed cases of acute kidney injury following cardiac arrest by Pickering, John W., Md Ralib, Azrina, Endre, Zoltan H.

“…Unchanged plasma creatinine post cardiac arrest signifies renal injury and loss of function.…”
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The association between time of in hospital cardiac arrest and mortality; a retrospective analysis of two UK databases by McGuigan, PJ, Edwards, J, Blackwood, B, Dark, P, Doidge, JC, Harrison, DA, Kitchen, G, Lawson, I, Nichol, AD, Rowan, KM, Shankar-Hari, M, McAuley, DF

“…<p><strong>Aims:</strong> The incidence of in hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) varies throughout the day. This study aimed to report the variation in incidence of IHCA, presenting rhythm and outcome based on the hour in which IHCA occurred.…”

Mechanical Versus Manual Chest Compression For Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Cluster Randomized Trial by Perkins, G, Lall, R, Quinn, T, Deakin, C, Cooke, M, Horton, J, Lamb, S, Slowther, A, Carson, A, Smyth, M, Whitfield, R, Williams, A, Pocock, H, Black, J, Wright, J, Han, K, Gates, S, Collaborators, PARAMEDICT

The CAPS Study: incidence, management and outcomes of cardiac arrest in pregnancy in the UK: a prospective, descriptive study by Beckett, V, Knight, M, Sharpe, P

“…<p>OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence, risks, management and outcomes of cardiac arrest in pregnancy in the UK population, with specific focus on the use of perimortem caesarean section (PMCS).…”

Trapped in a disrupted normality: survivors' and partners' experiences of life after a sudden cardiac arrest by Whitehead, L, Tierney, S, Biggerstaff, D, Perkins, GD, Haywood, KL

“…This qualitative study sought to address this knowledge gap to improve understanding of the consequences of surviving cardiac arrest. METHODS:In-depth qualitative interviews were undertaken separately with survivors and their partners between 3 and 12-months following the cardiac arrest. …”

Determinants of health-related quality of life after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA): a systematic review by Pek, Pin Pin, Fan, Kai Cheng, Ong, Marcus Eng Hock, Luo, Nan, Østbye, Truls, Lim, Shir Lynn, Ho, Andrew Fuwah

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Machine learning prediction of refractory ventricular fibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest using features available to EMS by Rahadian, Rayhan Erlangga, Okada, Yohei, Nur Shahidah, Hong, Dehan, Ng, Yih Yng, Chia, Michael Y. C., Gan, Han Nee, Leong, Benjamin S. H., Mao, Desmond R., Ng, Wei Ming, Doctor, Nausheen Edwin, Ong, Marcus Eng Hock

“…Background: Shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF) or ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a treatment challenge in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). This study aimed to develop and validate machine learning models that could be implemented by emergency medical services (EMS) to predict refractory VF/VT in OHCA patients. …”
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