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Call for Papers!

#ResuscitationPlus invites submissions for a Special Issue on Health Inequalities in Cardiac Arrest.

🗓️ Submission deadline: 1 Nov 2025
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Prehospital factors of survival to hospital admission in blunt traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide 11-year study Blunt traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (TOHCA) is consistently associated with poor survival outcomes. Although the prehospital interventions …

Prehospital Factors of Survival to Hospital Admission in Blunt Traumatic Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide 11-Year Study

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Bystander CPR and AED Rates in Canada To evaluate whether the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with changes in bystander CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) application in Canad…

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Bystander CPR and AED Rates in Canada

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Clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock patients with and without out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a Gulf region registry analysis Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the setting of acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS) represents a particularly high-…

Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction-Related Cardiogenic Shock Patients with and without Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Gulf Region Registry Analysis

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Association of prehospital pupillary diameter with return of spontaneous circulation and neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A multicenter retrospective analysis In Japan, emergency medical services (EMS) routinely record pupillary size and pupillary light reflex (PLR) during prehospital care for out-of-hospita…

Association of prehospital pupillary diameter with return of spontaneous circulation and neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A multicenter retrospective analysis

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The Effect of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention After Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on Survival for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Causal Inference Analysis Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves survival in acute coronary syndromes and has been used in recent randomized trials of extracorporeal…

The Effect of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention After Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on Survival for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Causal Inference Analysis

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Mid-term (30- to 90-day) neurological changes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors receiving extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a nationwide retrospective study (the JAAM-OHCA registry) Few studies have examined mid-term neurological changes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients after receiving extracorporeal cardiopulmona…

Mid-Term (30- to 90-day) Neurological Changes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors Receiving Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Nationwide Retrospective Study (the JAAM-OHCA Registry)

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Trajectories of jugular bulb venous oxygen saturation after cardiac arrest are associated with distinct patterns of cerebral pathophysiology Jugular bulb venous oxygen saturation (SjvO2) reflects the balance between cerebral oxygen supply and consumption. Clinically distinct phenotypes of h…

Trajectories of jugular bulb venous oxygen saturation after cardiac arrest are associated with distinct patterns of cerebral pathophysiology

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Resuscitation-Induced Consciousness: Clinical, Philosophical, Ethical, and Legal Aspects

Resuscitation-Induced Consciousness: Clinical, Philosophical, Ethical, and Legal Aspects

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Impact of secondary anterior-posterior defibrillator pad placement on chest compression interruptions: a three-arm randomised manikin-based simulation study among Dutch ambulance teams Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest management prioritises effective treatment, with high-quality chest compressions and timely defibrillation being essent…

Impact of Secondary Anterior-Posterior Defibrillator Pad Placement on Chest Compression Interruptions: A Three-Arm Randomised Manikin-Based Simulation Study Among Dutch Ambulance Teams

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Explore the latest articles on #CardiacArrest and #CPR in the September 2025 issue (Volume 25) of Resuscitation Plus.

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Impact of staff turnover on extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: a nationwide registry-based analysis in Japan To evaluate the impact of physician staff turnover on outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients, with a particular focus on those tre…

Impact of Staff Turnover on Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients: A Nationwide Registry-Based Analysis in Japan

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CardioPulmonary resuscitation with Argon (CPAr): A protocol for a randomised controlled multicentre clinical trial The CardioPulmonary resuscitation with Argon (CPAr) trial evaluates the clinical neuroprotective efficacy and safety of post-resuscitation ventilation…

CardioPulmonary resuscitation with Argon (CPAr): a protocol for a randomised controlled multicentre clinical trial

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Cognitive limitations in depth estimation for dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a prospective simulation study Dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DACPR) protocols often instruct bystanders to perform chest compressions to a target depth of 50–60…

Cognitive limitations in depth estimation for dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a prospective simulation study

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Cadiology Intensive Care in Patients with Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest or Cardiogenic Shock Despite advances in therapy, mortality remains high after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and cardiogenic shock (CS). While recent trials have i…

Cadiology Intensive Care in Patients with Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest or Cardiogenic Shock

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Impact of rescuer position, arm angle, and anthropometric variables on muscle fatigue during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: an international multicentric randomized crossover simulation study There is a lack of studies using surface electromyography (sEMG) to objectively assess the impact of rescuer position and arm angle on muscle fatigue …

Impact of Rescuer Position, Arm Angle, and Anthropometric Variables on Muscle Fatigue During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: An international multicentric randomized crossover simulation study

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Manikin physical realism for resuscitation education: a systematic review To evaluate the impact of higher physical realism of manikins on educational and clinical outcomes during life support education.This systematic revie…

Manikin physical realism for resuscitation education: a systematic review

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Serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein and Protein Gene Product 9.5 for Predicting Neurological Outcomes in Cardiac Arrest Patients with Cortical Response to Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Predicting neurological prognosis after cardiac arrest remains challenging. Somatosensory evoked potential N20 absence is highly specific but lacks se…

Serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein and Protein Gene Product 9.5 for Predicting Neurological Outcomes in Cardiac Arrest Patients with Cortical Response to Somatosensory Evoked Potentials

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Some of our REVIVE colleagues have published a fascinating case report of persistent ventricular fibrillation in @resusplus.bsky.social:

"Utilising a refractory ventricular fibrillation bundle to improve outcome in out of hospital cardiac arrest: A case report"

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Excited to share #FirstCPR trial results! We examined a strategy targeting community organizations with Basic #LifeSupport training. Discover our findings and their implications for #FutureResearch at @resusplus.bsky.social. Read more here: bit.ly/FirstCPRstudy

Duration of resuscitation, regain of consciousness and histopathological severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy after cardiac arrest To study the histopathologically quantified severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in deceased cardiac arrest unbiased by death causes and …

‼️Largest cohort of postmortem 🧠 autopsies after cardiac arrest ‼️
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Correlation between

🧠 🔬 Microscopic brain injury

✳️ Duration of resuscitation
✳️ Regain of consciousness

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Rib Fractures after Chest Compressions for Cardiac Arrest: Retrospective Analysis of the AfterROSC1 and AfterROSC2 Multicenter Databases External chest compressions for resuscitation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) can cause rib fractures, which are best diagnosed by compute…

⚠️Publication : Rib Fractures after Chest Compressions
la moitié des patients admis en réanimation après une RCP présentaient au moins une fracture de côte. Ceux ayant 3 fractures ou plus avaient un moins bon pronostic aOR,0.37[0.19–0.72]
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THANK YOU 🙏🏽

We are grateful for all the applications we received to the third edition of the Resuscitation Science Masterclass launching later this year 🙏🏽

The selection process has begun and we will share the results with you when possible 📧

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Esmolol in persistent ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia with de-emphasised adrenaline – Introducing the REVIVE project

Our first article (REVIVE-1) was published in @resusplus.bsky.social earlier this year. It introduces what our research collaboration hopes to achieve for this incredibly challenging patient presentation.
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Management of persistent shockable rhythms during cardiac arrest: a national survey from the REVIVE group (REVIVE-2) A number of novel treatment strategies have been proposed for managing persistent/refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular t…

REVIVE-2 was recently published in @resusplus.bsky.social. How do UK HEMS care for patients with persistent VF/VT? Read on!
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📣 We are very pleased to announce that the 2025 #ImpactFactor of #ResuscitationPlus is 2.4!

Thanks to our editors, reviewers, authors, and readers who made this possible!

Explore the latest articles on #CardiacArrest and #CPR in the March 2025 issue (Volume 22) of Resuscitation Plus.

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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Aurora Magliocca, MD PhD as the next Young ERC Editor.

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