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Assessing Adherence to Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Protocols in Residents during Simulated Cardiac Arrest

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Kennedy R, Sharma S, Gu Y, Mike Butler, Haroon Babar and Witter Tobias

Background: Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) has been the recognized standard of care in cardiac arrest since 1974. Studies have demonstrated the importance of adherence to ACLS algorithms during cardiac arrests in improving return of spontaneous circulation and survival to hospital discharge. Despite this, many residents feel unprepared about their resuscitation skills, and those feeling confident may be falsely self-assured. The objective of this study was to analyze adherence to ACLS guidelines in a standardized simulated cardiac arrest scenario.
Methods: This study used an observational design to evaluate adherence to ACLS protocol in residents during cardiac event simulations. 36 residents were exposed to th... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-903X.1000142

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