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GuidelineSingapore medical journal2017

Advanced Cardiac Life Support: 2016 Singapore Guidelines.

Chi Keong Ching, Siew Hon Benjamin Leong, Siang Jin Terrance Chua, Swee Han Lim, Kenneth Heng, Sohil Pothiawala, Venkataraman Anantharaman, National Resuscitation Council Singapore

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Guideline in Singapore medical journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Singapore Defibrillation Guidelines 2016.Singapore medical journal · 2017
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  3. High-grade atrioventricular block.Singapore medical journal · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Chi Keong ChingDepartment of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Siew Hon Benjamin LeongEmergency Medicine Department, National University Health System, Singapore.
Siang Jin Terrance ChuaDepartment of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Swee Han LimDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Kenneth HengEmergency Department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
Sohil PothiawalaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Venkataraman AnantharamanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
National Resuscitation Council Singapore

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The main areas of emphasis in the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines are: early recognition of cardiac arrest and call for help; good-quality chest compressions; early defibrillation when applicable; early administration of drugs; appropriate airway management ensuring normoventilation; and delivery of appropriate post-resuscitation care to enhance survival. Of note, it is important to monitor the quality of the various care procedures. The resuscitation team needs to reduce unnecessary interruptions to chest compressions in order to maintain adequate coronary perfusion pressure during the ACLS drill. In addition, the team needs to continually look out for reversible causes of the cardiac arrest.

Indexed as

Advanced Cardiac Life SupportAirway ManagementCardiopulmonary ResuscitationHeart MassageHumansOut-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestSingaporeadvanced cardiac life supportcardiac arrestcardiac drugscardiopulmonary resuscitationreversible causes

Identifiers

PMID28740999
PMCPMC5523088

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