Innovation in resuscitation: A novel clinical decision display system for advanced cardiac life support

The impact of cognitive aids on resuscitation performance in in-hospital cardiac arrest scenarios: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The type of cardiac rhythm evaluated in the 14 studies was: (i) mixed (both shockable and non-shockable rhythm) ( n = 6) [ 34 – 36 , 52 , 54 , 55 ]; (ii) shockable rhythm [ventricular fibrillation (VF)/pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)] ( n = 6) [ 33 , 48 , 50 , 51 , 53 , 56 ]; (iii) pulseless electrical activity (PEA) ( n = 1) [ 49 ]; (iv) and PEA that changed into VF ( n = 1) [ 32 ].…”

“…Ten studies evaluated the effectiveness of interactive digital cognitive tools installed on an electronic device: four smartphone apps [ 32 , 33 , 51 , 55 ], a tablet app [ 48 ], an electronic decision support system controlled by a handheld tablet device [ 52 ], a dynamic electronic cognitive aid on a large screen display [ 53 ], an interactive web-based application intended to be viewed by the entire team on a large screen [ 54 ], a computer-based prompting device [ 50 ], and a Decision Support Tool on Ipod Touch [ 36 ]. Four studies [ 34 , 35 , 49 , 56 ] evaluated paper-based cognitive tools.…”

“…Eleven studies evaluated teams’ overall CA management. Three of them were excluded from the meta-analyses since they did not report a measure of central tendency (mean or median) and/or dispersion of data (standard deviation or interquartile range) in their results [ 35 , 36 , 54 ]. The meta-analyses conducted on the remaining eight studies [ 32 – 34 , 48 , 49 , 51 , 53 , 55 ] showed that overall performance was significantly better in the groups that used an electronic support tool compared to the groups without any support (Fig.…”

Are You Prepared to Save a Life? Nursing Students’ Experience in Advanced Life Support Practice

“…Cardiac arrest is a time-dependent, high-acuity event, which requires the coordination of various healthcare professionals at once to optimise the success of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) [5]. The organisation of the team in the hospital environment becomes a challenge due to the stress that comes from performing advanced life support (ALS) [6].…”

“…Similarly, compliance with ALS guidelines is related to a higher rate of return of spontaneous circulation, which is key to preventing patient deterioration and minimising 2 of 12 complications [7]. Furthermore, adjusting to the recommended times, as well as determining the optimal time to monitor the rhythm, epinephrine and defibrillation are important aspects that could improve the team's performance [5]. High-quality CPR could positively affect patient outcomes and survival rates [8,9].…”