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Criteria for cessation of CPR in asystole

07/10/2016 by Bob Dunn

The Advanced cardiac life support page has been updated with additional criteria for the cessation of CPR in non-shockable rhythms.

Jabre, P, Bougouin, W, Dumas, F, et al. Early Identification of Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest With No Chance of Survival and Consideration for Organ Donation. Annals of Internal Medicine 2016.

Categories Updates Tags Resuscitation
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