Assessing the Proficiency in Basic and Advanced Life Support Among Physicians in Ecuador: A Cross-Sectional Study
Juan Izquierdo-Condoy,
Patricio Naranjo-Lara,
Fabián Arias Rodríguez
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
Cardiorespiratory arrest’s unpredictability poses a global health challenge, with gaps in physicians’ life support knowledge potentially leading to poor patient outcomes, a factor yet unstudied among Ecuadorian physicians. This study aims to elucidate the state of physicians’ theoretical knowledge in Ecuador based on Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) guidelines.
Patients and methods
A national cross-sectional online 35-questions survey was… Show more
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