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European Resuscitation Council COVID-19 guidelines executive summary

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Nolan, J.P., Monsieurs, K.G., Bossaert, L., Böttiger, B.W., Greif, R., Lott, C., Madar, J., Olasveengen, T.M. +66 more·2020·Resuscitation

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a substantial impact on the incidence of cardiac arrest and survival. The challenge is to find the correct balance between the risk to the rescuer when undertaking cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person with possible COVID-19 and the risk to that person if CPR is delayed. These guidelines focus specifically on patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. The guidelines include the delivery of basic and advanced life support in adults and children and recommendations for delivering training during the pandemic. Where uncertainty exists treatment should be informed by a dynamic risk assessment which may consider current COVID-19 prevalence, the person’s presentation (e.g. history of COVID-19 contact, COVID-19 symptoms), likelihood that treatment will be effective, availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) and personal risks for those providing treatment. These guidelines will be subject to evolving knowledge and experience of COVID-19. As countries are at different stages of the pandemic, there may some international variation in practice.

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  • Structured, complex, multifaceted interventions in the context of advance care planning and shared decision making may effectively prevent disproportionate/unwanted end-of-life care and accordingly reduce use of healthcare resources.

    “Structured, complex, multifaceted interventions in the context of advance care planning and shared decision making may effectively prevent disproportionate/unwanted end-of-life care and accordingly reduce use of healthcare resources. 4,7,44,72,355,398”

    From European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Ethics of resuscitation and end of life decisions (2021) · cites this paper as [4]

    The section “Ethics and end-of-life decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic” recommends considering advance care planning and assessing each patient’s expected use of resources (page not provided). It does not describe structured, multifaceted interventions or say that advance care planning and shared decision-making prevent unwanted end-of-life care or reduce healthcare resource use. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Not performing CPR (or with substantial delay) will reduce the likelihood of a good outcome for many victims.

    “Whilst not performing CPR (or with substantial delay) will reduce the likelihood of a good outcome for many victims, bystanders should try to limit the associated risk of disease transmission by doing CPR. 3,257”
  • Effective use of advance directives relies on the accurate and efficient exchange of information about patient values, goals, and preferences, and available treatment options.

    “Effective use of advance directives relies on the accurate and efficient exchange of information about patient values, goals, and preferences, and available treatment options. 4”

    From European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Ethics of resuscitation and end of life decisions (2021) · cites this paper as [4]

    The Ethics and end-of-life decisions section (page unavailable) recommends considering advance care planning, and the In-hospital cardiac arrest section (page unavailable) says decisions not to resuscitate must be communicated. Neither passage addresses whether effective use of advance directives depends on exchanging information about patient values, goals, preferences, and treatment options. Searches for those terms and for advance-care-planning communication found no passage making that point. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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  • Video decision support tools depicting CPR, resuscitation preference options and different levels of care are associated with higher rates of understanding of the purpose of CPR and resuscitation options.

    “Video decision support tools depicting CPR, resuscitation preference options and different levels of care are associated with higher rates of understanding of the purpose of CPR and resuscitation options. 4,17,272”

    From European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Ethics of resuscitation and end of life decisions (2021) · cites this paper as [4]

    The Resuscitation education and COVID-19 section recommends distance and virtual learning for CPR teaching, while the Ethics and end-of-life decisions section discusses advance care planning. Neither reports whether video decision-support tools improve understanding of CPR or resuscitation options (searched for video decision aids and understanding of resuscitation options). No page numbers were provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • Evidence from two systematic reviews suggests that the use of advance directives is associated with reductions in emergency room visits, hospital admissions, health care costs, and more preference for comfort care as opposed to life-sustaining treatments.

    “Evidence from two systematic reviews suggests that the use of advance directives is associated with reductions in emergency room visits, hospital admissions, health care costs, and more preference for comfort care as opposed to life-sustaining treatments. 4,8”

    From European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Ethics of resuscitation and end of life decisions (2021) · cites this paper as [4]

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Nolan, J. P., Monsieurs, K. G., Bossaert, L., Böttiger, B. W., Greif, R., Lott, C., Madar, J., Olasveengen, T. M., Roehr, C. C., Semeraro, F., Soar, J., Van de Voorde, P., Zideman, D. A., Perkins, G. D., Ainsworth, S., Biarent, D., Bingham, B., Blom, M. T., Borra, V., Bossaert, L., Böttiger, B. W., Brissaud, O., Carli, P., Cassan, P., Castrén, M., Cimpoesu, D., Couper, K., Deakin, C. D., Buck, E. D., Lucas, N. D., Djakow, J., Djärv, T., Druwé, P., Ersdal, H., Handley, A., Hoffmann, F., Klaassen, B., Kuzovlev, A., Lauritsen, T., Lilja, G., Lott, C., Lulic, I., Maconochie, I., Madar, J., Martinez, A. M., Mentzelopoulos, S., Meyran, D., Monsieurs, K. G., Morley, C., Nolan, J. P., Olasveengen, T., Paal, P., Pellis, T., Perkins, G. D., Raffay, V., Ristagno, G., Roehr, C., Rüdiger, M., Sandroni, C., Semeraro, F., Singletary, E., Skåre, C., Smyth, M., Soar, J., Svavarsdóttir, H., Szczapa, T., Pas, A. T., Trevisanuto, D., Turner, N. M., Urlesberger, B., Voorde, P. V. D., Wilkinson, D., Wyllie, J., & Zideman, D. A.
Affiliations
  • Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien (AT)
  • University of Warwick (GB)
  • Thames Valley Air Ambulance (GB)
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
  • Ghent University Hospital (BE)
  • North Bristol NHS Trust (GB)
Venue
Resuscitation
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-08
Volume
153
Pages
45-55
ISSN
0300-9572 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3033709386
Cited by
347
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 61 · 2021: 133 · 2020: 53 · 2015: 1
FWCI
69.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Resuscitation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Kölner Universitäts PublikationsServer (Universität zu Köln) (publishedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
  • Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern) (submittedVersion)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac arrest, personal protective equipment, advanced life support, basic life support, resuscitation training, COVID-19 prevalence, rescuer safety
MeSH terms
Personal Protective Equipment, Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Europe, Heart Arrest, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, Societies, Medical, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Coronavirus Infections, Risk Assessment, Pandemics

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