‘Resuscitation Council UK Guidelines 2021’ – a short commentary

  • Muhammad Ammar Amjad Resident, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Faizan Ahmad Resident, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Razi Rai Resident, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Romana S. Durrani Consultant Pain Medicine & Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v25i4.1584
Keywords: OHCA: out of hospital cardiac arrest, IHCA: in hospital cardiac arrest, BLS: Basic life support, ALS : advanced life support, PLS: Pediatric life support, PALS: pediatric advanced life support

Abstract

New Resuscitation guidelines have been published this year by Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK). Its the commentary and comparison of changes to the previous guidelines of BLS, ALS, PLS and PALS The new topics are also added in new guidelines and details are in full text

Key words: OHCA: out of hospital cardiac arrest, IHCA: in hospital cardiac arrest. BLS: Basic life support, ALS : advanced life support PLS: Pediatric life support PALS: pediatric advanced life support

Abbreviations: CPR–Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; OHCA–Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; IHCA–In-hospital cardiac arrest; PEA–Pulseless electrical activity; ROSC–Return of spontaneous circulation; ILCOR–International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; NICE–National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Citation: Amjad MA, Ahmad F, Rai R, Durrani RS. ‘Resuscitation Council UK Guidelines 2021’ – a short commentary. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2021;25(4):519–522. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v25i4.1584.

Received: June 13, 2021, Reviewed: June 26, 2021, Accepted: June 31, 2021

Published
08-04-2021
How to Cite
Amjad, M., Ahmad, F., Rai, R., & Durrani, R. (2021). ‘Resuscitation Council UK Guidelines 2021’ – a short commentary. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 25(4), 519–522. https://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v25i4.1584
Issue
Vol 25 No 4 (2021): July-August
Section
Commentary