An Advanced Cardiac Life Support Application Improves Performance during Simulated Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

 Variability in cardiopulmonary arrest training and management leads to inconsistent outcomes during in-hospital cardiac arrest. Existing clinical decision aids, such as American Heart Association (AHA) advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) pocket cards and third-party mobile apps, often lack comprehensive management guidance. We developed a novel, guided ACLS mobile app and evaluated user performance during simulated cardiac arrest according to the 2020 AHA ACLS guidelines via randomized controlled trial.

Methods

 Forty-six resident physicians were randomized to lead a simulated code team using the AHA pockets cards (N = 22) or the guided app (N = 24). The primary outcome was successful return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Secondary outco

SUBMITTER: Senter-Zapata M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11446628 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature