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Open Access 01-12-2019 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | Editorial

Interventions to improve cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a review of meta-analyses and future agenda

Authors: Athanasios Chalkias, John P. A. Ioannidis

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2019

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Hardly any other medical intervention is as directly relevant for life-and-death outcomes as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). One would have expected, therefore, extensive evidence from rigorous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for fine-tuning best approaches that maximize CPR effectiveness. However, this is not the case. Professional guidelines reflect little tangible progress, and recommendations are not driven by strong effects seen in RCTs. …
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Metadata
Title
Interventions to improve cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a review of meta-analyses and future agenda
Authors
Athanasios Chalkias
John P. A. Ioannidis
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2495-5

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