What is the role of general practice in the Chain of Survival for treating people with cardiac arrest?

International custom “as evidence of a general practice accepted as law”, is considered one of the two main sources of international law as it primarily derives from the conduct of sovereign States, but is also closely connected with the role of the international judge when identifying the applicable customary rule, a function it shares with the bodies in charge of its codification (and progressive development), starting with the International Law Commission. Though mainly considered to be general international law, international custom has a complex relationship with many specific fields of law and specific regions of the world. The editor provides comprehensive research published in the last seven decades, invaluable to everyone interested in the field of customary international law.

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The Medicalization of Emotions: Happiness and the Role of General Practice

Suffering the Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune ◽

10.1163/9789401203951_005 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 43-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

General Practice

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Reply to: The role of extracorporeal life support in patients with hypothermic cardiac arrest

Resuscitation ◽

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2018.10.027 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 134 ◽

pp. 159-160

Author(s):

Michael M. Beyea ◽

Bourke W. Tillmann ◽

A. Dave Nagpal

Keyword(s):

Cardiac Arrest ◽

Life Support ◽

Extracorporeal Life Support

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Role of Hypothermia in the Protection of Myocardial Metabolism during Cardiopulmonary By-Pass and Elective Cardiac Arrest

Diseases of the Chest ◽

10.1378/chest.40.1.87 ◽

1961 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 87-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ROBERT G. ELLISON ◽

SAMUEL A. SINGAL ◽

WILLIAM H. MORETZ ◽

EDWIN L. BRACKNEY ◽

WALTER F. BUTLER ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cardiac Arrest ◽

Myocardial Metabolism

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Neuroprognostication of Cardiac Arrest Patients: Outcomes of Importance

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0037-1607988 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (06) ◽

pp. 775-784

Author(s):

Tobias Cronberg

Keyword(s):

Cardiac Arrest ◽

Vegetative State ◽

Survival Rates ◽

High Quality ◽

Cognitive Difficulties ◽

Cardiac Arrest Survivor ◽

Chain Of Survival ◽

Quality Decision ◽

Improved Methods

AbstractDuring the last two decades, survival rates after cardiac arrest have increased while the fraction of patients surviving with a severe neurological disability or vegetative state has decreased in many countries. While improved survival is due to improvements in the whole “chain of survival,” improved methods for prognostication of neurological outcome may be of major importance for the lower disability rates. Patients who are resuscitated and treated in intensive care will die mainly from the withdrawal of life-sustaining (WLST) therapy due to presumed poor chances of meaningful neurological recovery. To ensure high-quality decision-making and to reduce the risk of premature withdrawal of care, implementation of local protocols is crucial and should be guided by international recommendations. Despite rigorous neurological prognostication, cognitive impairment and related psychological distress and reduced participation in society will still be relevant concerns for cardiac arrest survivors. The commonly used outcome measures are not designed to provide information on these domains. Follow-up of the cardiac arrest survivor needs to consider the cardiovascular burden as an important factor to prevent cognitive difficulties and future decline.

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