Open AccessCOVID-19 cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Guidelines and modifications
Author(s) -
Pankaj Kundra,
Stalin Vinayagam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_257_20
Subject(s) - cardiopulmonary resuscitation , covid-19 , resuscitation , pandemic , medicine , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , health care , disease , emergency medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , virology , outbreak , law
International societies like the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), American Heart Association (AHA), and UK Resuscitation Council have suggested modified guidelines for resuscitation during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Though there is consensus in most of the recommendations there are also disparities. Considering the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic and our better understanding of the spread of the disease, there is an urgent need to suggest modifications to the existing guidelines. These modifications should allay the fear of health care workers regarding their safety and reluctance to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) but should also address the serious concerns where an opportunity is lost to revive patients who may not be COVID positive as suspected.