Circulation · 2013 · 300 citations · 183 references
MedicineCardiologyEmergency MedicineCardiac RehabilitationCritical Care CardiologyResuscitationCardiac Arrest ManagementCardiopulmonary ResuscitationHemodynamic ResuscitationPost-cardiac Arrest CarePost-resuscitation CareResuscitation MonitoringCardiac Arrest PreventionCardiac Arrest PrognosticationHigh-quality Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationIn-hospital Cardiac ArrestQuality Of Chest CompressionsResuscitation Quality ImprovementSurvival After Cardiac Arrest
T he goal of this statement is to develop consensus recom- mendations aimed at measuring and optimizing outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). For the purposes of this statement, IHCA is defined as a cardiac arrest that occurs in a hospital (whether the patient is admitted or not) and for which resuscitation is attempted with chest compressions, defibrillation, or both.
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