Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support guidelines

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Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support guidelines are evidence-based clinical protocols that standardize the recognition and management of adult cardiac arrest and other life-threatening cardiovascular emergencies.

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instanceOf cardiovascular emergency management guideline ⓘ
clinical practice guideline ⓘ
evidence-based protocol ⓘ
resuscitation guideline ⓘ
alsoKnownAs ACLS guidelines ⓘ
appliesTo adult patients ⓘ
in-hospital cardiac arrest ⓘ
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ⓘ
basedOn evidence-based medicine ⓘ
systematic review of resuscitation science ⓘ
developedBy American Heart Association ⓘ
International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation ⓘ
focusesOn acute coronary syndromes ⓘ
adult cardiac arrest ⓘ
life-threatening cardiovascular emergencies ⓘ
peri-arrest arrhythmias ⓘ
stroke recognition and early management ⓘ
geographicScope international ⓘ
hasGoal improve neurological outcomes after resuscitation ⓘ
improve survival from cardiac arrest ⓘ
standardize advanced resuscitation care ⓘ
includesAlgorithmFor asystole ⓘ
bradycardia with a pulse ⓘ
post–cardiac arrest care ⓘ
pulseless electrical activity ⓘ
pulseless ventricular tachycardia ⓘ
tachycardia with a pulse ⓘ
ventricular fibrillation ⓘ
includesSection ethics and end-of-life considerations in resuscitation ⓘ
pharmacology in cardiac arrest ⓘ
influences emergency medical services protocols ⓘ
hospital resuscitation policies ⓘ
language English (primary publication) ⓘ
publishedIn Circulation journal ⓘ
linked to: Circulation
recommends appropriate airway management ⓘ
continuous quality improvement in resuscitation systems ⓘ
early defibrillation for shockable rhythms ⓘ
high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation ⓘ
identification and treatment of reversible causes of cardiac arrest ⓘ
minimizing interruptions in chest compressions ⓘ
targeted temperature management in selected patients ⓘ
team-based resuscitation with defined roles ⓘ
timely administration of vasoactive medications ⓘ
use of quantitative waveform capnography when available ⓘ
updatedOnSchedule approximately every 5 years ⓘ
usedBy nurses ⓘ
other advanced life support providers ⓘ
paramedics ⓘ
physicians ⓘ
usedIn ACLS provider training courses ⓘ

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American Heart Association → knownFor → Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support guidelines ⓘ
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support guidelines → alsoKnownAs → ACLS guidelines ⓘ
linked to: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support guidelines