Abstract
Ultrasound has predictive value of identification and management of reversible causes of cardiac arrest on the outcome after applied CPR, in terms of ROSC (return of spontaneous circulation) and the hospital discharge and neurological findings after applied CPR measures. Ultrasound is used in all phases of resuscitation including period before cardiac arrest, during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and in the period after that. Ultrasound use during CPR offers numerous advantages including non-invasiveness, easiness, the short time for examination and a safe possibility for a repeat test whenever it is needed. Focused Echocardiography Examination in Life support (FEEL) and Focused Echocardiographic Evaluation in Resuscitation (FEER) protocols are mostly used when we talk about heart examination in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Publisher
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
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