Are We Ventilating our OHCA Patients?

April 24, 2024 00:18:44
Are We Ventilating our OHCA Patients?
Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine
Are We Ventilating our OHCA Patients?

Apr 24 2024 | 00:18:44

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Show Notes

In recent years, there has been intense focus on delivering high-quality compressions during the resuscitation of patients with OHCA.  In contrast, ventilation metrics in OHCA resuscitation have not been well studied.  In this podcast, we discuss a recent publication from Circulation that evaluated ventilation waveforms during OHCA resuscitation and the association of these metrics on patient outcomes.  Can we do better?

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