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International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation 2025
- Berg KM. Executive Summary: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1)
- Morley PT. Methodology and Conflict of Interest Management: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1)
- Bray JE. Basic Life Support: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1)
- Drennan IR. Advanced Life Support: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1)
- Scholefield BR. Pediatric Life Support: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1)
- Liley HG. Neonatal Life Support: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1)
- Greif R. Education, Implementation, and Teams: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1)
- Djärv T. First Aid: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1)
European Resuscitation Council 2025
- Hogeveen. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Newborn Resuscitation and Support of Transition of Infants at Birth. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110766
- Nolan. European Resuscitation Council and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Guidelines 2025 Post-Resuscitation Care. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110809
- Smyth. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Adult Basic Life Support. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110771
- Greif. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Executive Summary. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110770
- Soar. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Adult Advanced Life Support. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110769
- Djakow. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Paediatric Life Support. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110767
- Semeraro. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 System Saving Lives. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110821
- Lott. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Special Circumstances in Resuscitation. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110753
- Djärv. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 First Aid. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110752
- Nabecker. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Education for Resuscitation. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110739
- Raffay. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Ethics in Resuscitation. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110734
- Baldi. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Epidemiology in Resuscitation. Resuscitation 2025;215(Suppl 1):110733
American Heart Association 2025
- Del Rios M. Part 1: Executive Summary: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S284-S312
- Panchal AR. Part 2: Evidence Evaluation and Guidelines Development: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S313-S322
- Elmer J. Part 3: Ethics: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S323-S352
- Dezfulian C. Part 4: Systems of Care: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S353-S384
- Lee HC. Part 5: Neonatal Resuscitation: 2025 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S385-S423
- Joyner BL Jr. Part 6: Pediatric Basic Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S424-S447
- Kleinman ME. Part 7: Adult Basic Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S448-S478
- Lasa JJ. Part 8: Pediatric Advanced Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S479-S537
- Wigginton JG. Part 9: Adult Advanced Life Support: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S538-S577
- Cao D. Part 10: Adult and Pediatric Special Circumstances of Resuscitation: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S578-S672
- Hirsch KG. Part 11: Post–Cardiac Arrest Care: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S673-S718
- Donoghue AJ. Part 12: Resuscitation Education Science: 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2025;152(Suppl 1):S719-S750
European Resuscitation Council 2025
Miscellaneous
- 2022 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces. Circulation 2022;epublished November 3rd
- The Australasian ANZSCTS/ANZICS guidelines on cardiothoracic advanced life support (CALS-ANZ). Crit Care Resusc 2022;24(3):218-23
- 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation 2021;epublished December 9th
- 2021 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Resuscitation 2021;epublished November 11th
- Intraoperative Management of Adult Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Expert Consensus Statement From the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists—Part I, Technical Aspects of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Anesth Analg 2021;eoublished September 24th
- Intraoperative Management of Adult Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Expert Consensus Statement From the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists—Part II, Intraoperative Management and Troubleshooting. Anesth Analg 2021;epublished September 24th
- Gai. Guidance on the management of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) supported patients for the non-LVAD specialist healthcare provider: executive summary. Eur J Heart Fail 2021;epublished August 18th
- 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy: Developed by the Task Force on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) With the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). Eur Heart J 2021;epublished August 29th
- 2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease: Developed by the Task Force for the management of valvular heart disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Eur Heart J 2021;epublished August 28th
- McDonagh. 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure. Eur Heart J 2021;epublished August 27th
- Chalkias. Clinical practice recommendations on the management of perioperative cardiac arrest: A report from the PERIOPCA Consortium. Crit Care 2021;25:265
- 2021 Korean Society of Myocardial Infarction Expert Consensus Document on Revascularization for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Korean Circ J 2021;51(4):289-307
- Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis in Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;epublished July 7th
- Arslan. 2020 ESC Guidelines on acute coronary syndrome without ST-segment elevation. Recommendations and critical appraisal from the Dutch ACS and Interventional Cardiology working groups. Netherlands Heart Journal 2021;epublished July 7th
- Goodloe. Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services Management of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2021;epublished June 23rd
- Recommendations From the Professional Advisory Committee on Nursing Practice in the Care of ECMO–Supported Patients. Crit Care Nurse 2021;41(3):e1–e8
- Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;epublished June 15th
- Joint EAPCI/ACVC expert consensus document on percutaneous ventricular assist devices. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2021;epublished May 31st
- Werdan. Infarction-Related Cardiogenic Shock— Diagnosis, Monitoring and Therapy. A German-Austrian S3 guideline. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021;118:88-95
- Nadarajah. The management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: key points from the ESC 2020 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the general and emergency physician. Clin Med 2021;21:e206-e211
- Puelacher. Expert consensus on peri-operative myocardial injury screening in noncardiac surgery. A literature review. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2021;38(6):600-608
- Invasive Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;epublished March 4th
- Opioid-Associated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Distinctive Clinical Features and Implications for Health Care and Public Responses: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021;epublished March 8th
- Universal Definition and Classification of Heart Failure. A Report of the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Japanese Heart Failure Society and Writing Committee of the Universal Definition of Heart Failure. J Cardiac Failure 2021;epublished March 1st
- Chinese Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesiology. 2020 expert consensus statement on neuro-protection after cardiac arrest in China. Ann Transl Med 2021;9(2):175
- Post-cardiac arrest care and targeted temperature management: A consensus of scientific statement from the Taiwan Society of Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Taiwan Society of Critical Care Medicine and Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine. J Formos Med Assoc 2021;120(1):569-587
- Pristipino. European position paper on the management of patients with patent foramen ovale. Part II - Decompression sickness, migraine, arterial deoxygenation syndromes and select high-risk clinical conditions. Eur Heart J 2021;epublished January 28th
Miscellaneous
- Executive Summary: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2020;142(16_suppl_1):S2–S27
- Evidence Evaluation Process and Management of Potential Conflicts of Interest: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2020;142(16_suppl_1):S28–S40
- Adult Basic Life Support: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2020;142(16_suppl_1):S41–S91
- Adult Advanced Life Support: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2020;142(16_suppl_1):S92–S139
- Pediatric Life Support: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2020;142(16_suppl_1):S140–S184
- Neonatal Life Support: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2020;142(16_suppl_1):S185–S221
- Education, Implementation, and Teams: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2020;142(16_suppl_1):S222–S283
- 2020 International Consensus on First Aid Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2020;142(16_suppl_1):S284–S334
- Singh. Recommendations for hemodynamic monitoring for critically ill children—expert consensus statement issued by the cardiovascular dynamics section of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC). Crit Care 2020;24:620
- 2020 EACTS/ELSO/STS/AATS expert consensus on post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support in adult patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2020;epublished October 7th
- 2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Eur Heart J 2020;epublished August 29th
- 2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS): The Task Force for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC. Eur Heart J 2020;epublished August 29th
- Martin. Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) consensus statement on fundamental concepts in perioperative fluid management: fluid responsiveness and venous capacitance. Perioper Med 2020;9:12
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivorship: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2020;141:e654–e685
- Telecommunicator Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2020;141:e686–e700
- Practice Guidelines for Central Venous Access 2020: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Central Venous Access. Anesthesiology 2020;132:8-43
- 2022 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces. Circulation 2022;epublished November 3rd
- The Australasian ANZSCTS/ANZICS guidelines on cardiothoracic advanced life support (CALS-ANZ). Crit Care Resusc 2022;24(3):218-23
- Joint British Societies' guideline on management of cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheter laboratory. Heart 2022;epublished April 25th
- EAACI guidelines: Anaphylaxis (2021 update). Allergy 2022;77(2):357-377
- Li. A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Emergency Management of Anaphylaxis (2020). Front Pharmacol 2022;13:845689
- Sandroni. ERC-ESICM guidelines on temperature control after cardiac arrest in adults. Intensive Care Med 2022;epublished January 28th
Post Resuscitation Care
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Cardiovascular Critical Care Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Clinical Practice Update on Optimal Post Cardiac Arrest and Refractory Cardiac Arrest Patient Care. Can J Cardiol 2024;40(4):524-539
- Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and Neurocritical Care Society. Circulation 2023;epublished November 28th
- Quality indicators for post-resuscitation care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a joint statement from the Association for Acute Cardiovascular Care of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Resuscitation Council, the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, and the European Society for Emergency Medicine. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2023;12(3):197–210
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Paediatrics & Neonates
- 2023 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Focused Update on Neonatal Resuscitation: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation 2023;epublished November 16th
- 2023 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces. Circulation 2023;epublished November 9th
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