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European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Epidemiology of cardiac arrest in Europe.

J. Gräsner,J. Herlitz,9 Authors,G. Perkins

2021 · DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.007
Resuscitation · 600 Citations

TLDR

In this section of the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021, key information on the epidemiology and outcome of in and out of hospital cardiac arrest are presented.

Abstract

In this section of the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021, key information on the epidemiology and outcome of in and out of hospital cardiac arrest are presented. Key contributions from the European Registry of Cardiac Arrest (EuReCa) collaboration are highlighted. Recommendations are presented to enable health systems to develop registries as a platform for quality improvement and to inform health system planning and responses to cardiac arrest.