Jochen Hinkelbein, Janusz Andres, Bernd W Böttiger, Luca Brazzi, Edoardo De Robertis, Sharon Einav, Carl Gwinnutt, Bahar Kuvaki, Pawel Krawczyk, Matthew D McEvoy, Pieter Mertens, Vivek K Moitra, Jose Navarro-Martinez, Mark E Nunnally, Michael O Connor, Marcus Rall, Kurt Ruetzler, Jan Schmitz, Karl Thies, Jonathan Tilsed, Mauro Zago, Arash Afshari
INTRODUCTION: Cardiac arrest in the operating room is a rare but potentially life-threatening event with mortality rates of more than 50%. Contributing factors are often known, and the event is recognised rapidly as patients are usually under full monitoring. This guideline covers the perioperative period and is complementary to the European Resuscitation Council guidelines. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery jointly nominated a panel of experts to develop guidelines for the recognition, treatment, and prevention of cardiac arrest in the perioperative period...
July 10, 2023: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery: Official Publication of the European Trauma Society