Cardiac arrest systems of care are successfully coordinating community, emergency medical
services, and hospital efforts to improve the process of care for patients who have had a …

Aim Quality of life after surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is poorly understood,
and the risk to mental health is not well understood. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of …

Aim of the study Advances in resuscitation science have resulted in a growing number of out-
of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors. However, we know very little about the natural …

Aim To understand the meaning of surviving out of hospital cardiac arrest and its aftereffects
among Greek‐speaking survivors. Design Hermeneutical phenomenological method based …

Background Over 400,000 adults suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) each year in
North America. Despite a very high mortality rate, even 10% survival means that a minimum …

Importance The recent American Heart Association guidelines added a sixth link in the chain
of survival highlighting recovery and emphasized the importance of psychiatric outcome and …

Objectives The objectives were to interpretatively synthesise qualitative findings on patients'
lived experience of delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to identify meanings and …

Background When surviving a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), physical, cognitive, and
emotional effects of surviving may be present for months or years. The survivors' family and …

Aim To review qualitative studies on the experience of sudden cardiac arrest survival from
the perspective of both survivors and their key supporters, including family/close friends …

In line with increased recognition of the importance for recovery and rehabilitation after SCA,
there has been a commensurate increase in investigations documenting the needs of …