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COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbates Cardiac Arrest and ECMO Use Outcomes

Researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac arrest (CA) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) use outcomes in the United States. The study found that CA incidence and mortality increased during the pandemic,

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Comparison of Vasopressin to Epinephrine during Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Fresh data from a recent study suggest that vasopressin and epinephrine may have comparable effects on time to return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) during pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia analyzed a retrospective cohort of 41 matched pairs of patients who received