title: Cardiac arrest in the PACU: an analysis of evolving challenges for perianesthesia nursing.
abstract: Cardiac arrest in the PACU is a rare and poorly described event, with attendant limitations to experiential learning for the perianesthesia nurse. Good outcome from in-hospital cardiac arrest events differs partly because of variability in direct causes and clinical responses. Development of in-house training programs tailored to retain basic and advanced life support skills and enhance perianesthesia nurse responses to PACU arrests are essential to improving outcomes.
authors.affiliation: The University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tallman
authors.forename: Satya Krishna
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013527:Perioperative Nursing