Science News: Resuscitation Science and Other Awards

NIH-Funded Cardiac Arrest Research: A 10-Year Trend Analysis
Ryan A Coute | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

RESULTS: Even though there has been some increase in cardiac arrest funding, more needed. Currently cardiac arrest funding ranks lower than funding for stroke and heart disease.

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Impact of Changes in the Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care on Neurologically Intact Survival
Ken Nagao | Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

RESULTS: For adults with out of hospital cardiac arrest, utilization of guideline recommendations has increased 3-day neurologically intact survival in this Japan registry analysis.

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Evaluation of Prehospital Hypotension Depth-duration Dose and Mortality in Major Traumatic Brain Injury
Daniel W. Spaite | University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

RESULTS: Mortality risk from hypotension in the prehospital setting for severe traumatic brain injury is probably not a result of single measurement, but likely to be more complex than originally thought. The depth and dose appear to be important considerations for mortality risk in this setting.

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Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta versus Aortic Cross Clamping Among Patients With Critical Trauma: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Japan
Toshikazu Abe | Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

RESULTS: For patients with critical trauma resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) may be a better approach than aortic cross clamping in reducing mortality risk.

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The Impact of Innovative Early Warning Electronic Information System on Reducing In-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Wei-Chun Huang | Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Fooyin University & Yang Ming University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

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Impact of Bystander AED Use on Survival And Functional Outcomes in Shockable Observed Public Cardiac Arrest
Ross A Pollack | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

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Traumatic Bleeding Severity Score (TBSS) based Initiation of Massive Transfusion Results in Earlier Transfusion and Improved Outcomes in Severely Injured Trauma Patients With Hemorrhagic Shock: A Prospective Interventional Study
Takayuki Ogura | Advanced Medical Emergency Department and Critical Care Center, Japan Red Cross Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan

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Increase in Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Sweden During the Last 15 Years is Mainly Attributed to Increased Rates of "Chest Compression Only" CPR
Gabriel Riva | Karolinska Institute, Stockhom, Sweden

RESULTS: Compression-only CPR (CO-CPR) is credited with the increase in bystander CPR seen in Sweden in the past 15 years.

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Statin Use is Associated With Better Outcomes in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in a Nationwide Cohort Study
Ping-Hsun Yu | Taipei Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, R.O.C., New Taipei City, Taiwan

RESULTS: In patients where statins were used before out of hospital cardiac arrest outcomes, including survival to admission, survival to discharge, and survival at one-year were improved in this Japanese cohort.

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Comparison of Conventional and Compression Only Bystander CPR Following Pediatric Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States: A Study From the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES)
Maryam Y Naim, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

RESULTS: Infants received bystander CPR more often than compression only CPR. Children >1 – 18 received Co-CPR more often. Improved survival overall was associated with conventional CPR in infants and black children compared to Co-CPR.

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