Do we need standardized management after termination-of-resuscitation attempts? Autoresuscitation in a 67-year-old woman.

Publikation

Do we need standardized management after termination-of-resuscitation attempts? Autoresuscitation in a 67-year-old woman.

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 26.10.2023

Pasierski Janina, Kleger Gian-Reto, Imboden Paul

Zitation

Pasierski J, Kleger G, Imboden P. Do we need standardized management after termination-of-resuscitation attempts? Autoresuscitation in a 67-year-old woman. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2023; 31:62.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2023; 31

Veröffentlichungsdatum

26.10.2023

eISSN (Online)

1757-7241

Seiten

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Autoresuscitation is the phenomenon of spontaneous return of circulation after cessation of CPR, also known as the Lazarus phenomenon. Most of the evidence is based on case reports and a few systematic reviews. The occurrence of autoresuscitation may lead to self-reproach and dismay in affected emergency personnel and may rise questions about the correct procedure after terminating resuscitative efforts. In contrast to existing cardiac arrest guidelines there is no standardized approach to terminating resuscitative attempts.