Cardiac Arrest The Science and Practice of Resuscitation Medicine Book

	Dedication
	Foreword
	Preface
	Contributors
1	The Quest to Reverse Sudden Death: A History of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	1
2	The Epidemiology of Sudden Death	28
3	Cellular Dying	49
4	Ion and Tissue Fluid Changes During Global Ischemia	73
5	Global Brain Ischemia and Reperfusion By Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation. Mechanisms Leading to Death of Vulnerable Neurons and a Fundamental Basis for Therapeutic Approaches
6	Global Neuronal Ischemia and Reperfusion	113
7	Reperfusion Injury in Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	146
8	Visceral Organ Ischemia and Reperfusion in Cardiac Arrest	160
9	The Neuroendocrine Response to Global Ischemia and Reperfusion	185
10	The Immunologic Response to Ischemia and Reperfusion	205
11	The Methodology of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Research	218
A	Measurements in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Research	218
B	Mathematical Models in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Researchä	238
12	Etiology of Sudden Death	243
13	Mechanisms of Forward Flow During External Chest Compression	252
14	Perfusion Pressures	270
A	Coronary Perfusion Pressure During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitationä	270
B	Cerebral Perfusion Pressure and Outcome from Cardiopulmonary Resuscitationä	285
15	The Pharmacology of Cardiac Arrest and Reperfusion	288
16	Etiology, Electrophysiology, and Mechanics of Ventricular Fibrillation	301
17	Etiology, Electrophysiology, and Myocardial Mechanics of Pulseless Electrical Activity	320
18	Etiology, Electrophysiology, and Myocardial Mechanics of Bradyasystolic States	338
19	Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death	353
20	Transthoracic Defibrillation	370
21	Physiology of Ventilation, Oxygenation, and Carbon Dioxide Elimination During Cardiac Arrest	382
22	External Chest Compression - Standard and Alternate Techniques	420
23	Open-Chest Cardiac Massage	439
24	Newer Reperfusion Techniques	452
25	Routes of Drug Administration	468
26	Vasopressor Therapy During Cardiac Arrest	497
A	Adrenergic Agonistsä	497
B	Nonadrenergic Vasopressorsä	523
27	Antidysrhythmic Therapy During Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation	528
28	Acid-Base Considerations During and After Resuscitation	545
29	Diagnosis During Cardiac Arrest Real-Time Monitoring	562
30	Emergency Medical Services and Systems of Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation	581
31	Resuscitation in the In-Hospital Setting: Special Considerations	597
32	Therapy of Pulseless Electrical Activity	607
33	Therapy of Bradyasystolic Arrest	621
34	Complications of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	641
35	Bringing It All Together: State-of-the-Art Therapy for Cardiac Arrest	653
36	Neonatal and Fetal Resuscitation	661
37	Pediatric Sudden Death	671
38	Resuscitation in Elder Persons	695
39	Asphyxial Cardiac Arrest	702
40	Hemorrhagic Shock and Hypovolemic Cardiac Arrest	727
A	Hemorrhagic Shockä	727
B	Special Problems of Patients Presenting with Hemorrhagic, Hypovolemic Cardiac Arrestä	738
41	Hypothermic Sudden Death	745
42	Toxicologic Sudden Death	761
43	Cardiac Arrest During Anesthesia	783
44	Resuscitation of the Pregnant Patient Suffering Sudden Death	812
45	Drowned and Near-Drowned Patients	820
46	Electrocution	830
47	Postresuscitation Syndrome	837
48	Prevention and Therapy of Postresuscitation Myocardial Dysfunction	850
49	Prevention and Therapy of Postresuscitation Neurologic Dysfunction and Injury	859
50	Postresuscitation Oxygen Transport	888
51	Postresuscitation Prognostication and Declaration of Brain Death	910
52	Bringing It All Together: Brain-Oriented Postresuscitation Critical Care	923
53	Consensus Development in Resuscitation: The Growing Movement toward International Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines	935
	Index	953