Monday, August 31, 2015

CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be conducted for at least 35 minutes

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-08/esoc-cfo082815.php

Public Release: 30-Aug-2015
CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be conducted for at least 35 minutes
European Society of Cardiology

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest should be conducted for at least 35 minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Yoshikazu Goto, associate professor and director of the Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Kanazawa University Hospital in Kanazawa, Japan.1 The study in more than 17 000 patients found that nearly all survivals were achieved within 35 minutes and longer CPR achieved little benefit.

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Dr Goto said: "Our study shows that EMS personnel or clinicians should continue CPR for at least 35 minutes in patients who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital. More than 99% of survivals and favourable neurological outcomes were achieved by 35 minutes with minimal gains afterwards. CPR leads to absolutely no benefit from 53 minutes onwards."

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