The evidence supporting AHA guidelines on adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guidelines for the management of cardiac arrest play a crucial role in guiding clinical decisions and care. We examined the strength and quality of evidence underlying these recommendations in order to elucidate strengths and gaps in knowledge.

Methods

Using the 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for Adult CPR, we subdivided all recommendations into advanced life support (ALS), basic life support (BLS), and recovery after cardiac arrest, as well as a more granular categorization by topic (i.e. the intervention or evaluation recommended). The Class of Recommendation (COR) and Level of Evidence (LOE) for each were reviewed. Additionally, we reviewed the 2023 guidelines to ensure the inclusion of the most recent updates.

Results

We noted 254 reco

SUBMITTER: Junedahl E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11651587 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature