TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation outcome reports
T2 - Update and simplification of the Utstein templates for resuscitation registries. A statement for healthcare professionals from a task force of the international liaison committee on resuscitation
AU - Jacobs, Ian
AU - Nadkarni, Vinay
AU - Bahr, Jan
AU - Berg, Robert A.
AU - Billi, John E.
AU - Bossaert, Leo
AU - Cassan, Pascal
AU - Coovadia, Ashraf
AU - D'Este, Kate
AU - Finn, Judith
AU - Halperin, Henry
AU - Handley, Anthony
AU - Herlitz, Johan
AU - Hickey, Robert
AU - Idris, Ahamed
AU - Kloeck, Walter
AU - Larkin, Gregory Luke
AU - Mancini, Mary Elizabeth
AU - Mason, Pip
AU - Mears, Gregory
AU - Monsieurs, Koenraad
AU - Montgomery, William
AU - Morley, Peter
AU - Nichol, Graham
AU - Nolan, Jerry
AU - Okada, Kazuo
AU - Perlman, Jeffrey
AU - Shuster, Michael
AU - Steen, Petter Andreas
AU - Sterz, Fritz
AU - Tibballs, James
AU - Timerman, Sergio
AU - Truitt, Tanya
AU - Zideman, David
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - Outcome following cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation is dependent on critical interventions, particularly early defibrillation, effective chest compressions, and advanced life support. Utstein-style definitions and reporting templates have been used extensively in published studies of cardiac arrest, which has led to greater understanding of the elements of resuscitation practice and progress toward international consensus on science and resuscitation guidelines. Despite the development of Utstein templates to standardize research reports of cardiac arrest, international registries have yet to be developed. In April 2002 a task force of ILCOR met in Melbourne, Australia, to review worldwide experience with the Utstein definitions and reporting templates. The task force revised the core reporting template and definitions by consensus. Care was taken to build on previous definitions, changing data elements and operational definitions only on the basis of published data and experience derived from those registries that have used Utstein-style reporting. Attention was focused on decreasing the complexity of the existing templates and addressing logistical difficulties in collecting specific core and supplementary (i.e., essential and desirable) data elements recommended by previous Utstein consensus conference. Inconsistencies in terminology between in-hospital and out-of-hospital Utstein templates were also addressed. The task force produced a reporting tool for essential data that can be used for both quality improvement (registries) and research reports and that should be applicable to both adults and children. The revised and simplified template includes practical and succinct operational definitions. It is anticipated that the revised template will enable better and more accurate completion of all reports of cardiac arrest and resuscitation attempts. Problems with data definition, collection, linkage, confidentiality, management, and registry implementation are acknowledged and potential solutions offered. Uniform collection and tracking of registry data should enable better continuous quality improvement within every hospital, EMS system, and community.
AB - Outcome following cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation is dependent on critical interventions, particularly early defibrillation, effective chest compressions, and advanced life support. Utstein-style definitions and reporting templates have been used extensively in published studies of cardiac arrest, which has led to greater understanding of the elements of resuscitation practice and progress toward international consensus on science and resuscitation guidelines. Despite the development of Utstein templates to standardize research reports of cardiac arrest, international registries have yet to be developed. In April 2002 a task force of ILCOR met in Melbourne, Australia, to review worldwide experience with the Utstein definitions and reporting templates. The task force revised the core reporting template and definitions by consensus. Care was taken to build on previous definitions, changing data elements and operational definitions only on the basis of published data and experience derived from those registries that have used Utstein-style reporting. Attention was focused on decreasing the complexity of the existing templates and addressing logistical difficulties in collecting specific core and supplementary (i.e., essential and desirable) data elements recommended by previous Utstein consensus conference. Inconsistencies in terminology between in-hospital and out-of-hospital Utstein templates were also addressed. The task force produced a reporting tool for essential data that can be used for both quality improvement (registries) and research reports and that should be applicable to both adults and children. The revised and simplified template includes practical and succinct operational definitions. It is anticipated that the revised template will enable better and more accurate completion of all reports of cardiac arrest and resuscitation attempts. Problems with data definition, collection, linkage, confidentiality, management, and registry implementation are acknowledged and potential solutions offered. Uniform collection and tracking of registry data should enable better continuous quality improvement within every hospital, EMS system, and community.
KW - Cardiac arrest
KW - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
KW - Utstein templates
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U2 - 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.09.008
DO - 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.09.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 15582757
AN - SCOPUS:10044291796
SN - 0300-9572
VL - 63
SP - 233
EP - 249
JO - Resuscitation
JF - Resuscitation
IS - 3
ER -