title: Cardiac arrest and monitoring.
abstract: Initial assessment to determine pulselessness, monitoring the status of the patient, and the effectiveness of resuscitation efforts are integral parts of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This article focuses on aspects of monitoring during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: electrocardiography and assessment of the adequacy of chest compressions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA. cwotto@u.arizona.edu
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Otto
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy