The development and implementation of cardiac arrest centers

  • Michael W. Donnino
  • , Jon C. Rittenberger
  • , David Gaieski
  • , Michael N. Cocchi
  • , Brandon Giberson
  • , Mary Ann Peberdy
  • , Benjamin S. Abella
  • , Bentley J. Bobrow
  • , Clifton Callaway

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Abstract

In the last decade, many regionalized centers for the care of post-cardiac arrest patients (cardiac arrest centers) have all independently developed with a common goal of providing multi-disciplinary and organized care plans for this patient population. The American Heart Association recently issued support for regionalized and organized comprehensive care for post-arrest patients through a position paper as well as the 2010 American Heart Association BLS/ACLS guidelines. This paper outlines the formation, structure, and implementation of four cardiac arrest centers, and also discusses a statewide model of post-arrest center care. This paper may assist other potential clinical sites that are considering or actively developing cardiac arrest centers of their own.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)974-978
Number of pages5
JournalResuscitation
Volume82
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2011

Keywords

  • Cardiac arrest
  • Cardiac arrest center
  • Regionalized care

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Emergency
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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