Prehospital anaesthesiologists experience with cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced consciousness in Norway – A national cross-sectional survey

Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) during cardiac resuscitation increased cerebral perfusion to occurrence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced consciousness, a case report

“… 1 , 13 It includes signs of life such as breathing efforts, eye opening, movements of extremities or communication with the rescuers, 13 and may be classified as CPR-interfering or non-interfering. 13 , 14 The consciousness ends when the resuscitation ends. The prevalence of CPRIC is reported to 0.23–0.9% of cardiac arrests, however these numbers are unreliable due to the design of the studies.…”

“…Earlier findings suggest that CPRIC has been observed by 48–59% of prehospital health care providers. 15 , 17 However, a recent national survey amongst prehospital anesthesiologist in Norway report that 91% of the physicians had observed CPRIC, 14 and a chest compression machine was used in 79% of the cases. This may suggest both that CPRIC is more common than previously believed, and that the use of chest compression machines may contribute to this.…”