title: [Resuscitation 2015-the new guidelines].
abstract: Sudden cardiac arrest is amongst the major causes of death in industrialized countries. The patient's prognosis however is still very serious. Because diagnosis and therapy in medicine constantly undergo further development, guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation are updated und published frequently, to ensure that every patient receives the best state of the art medical therapy and consequently has the best chances to survive. On October 15, 2015, the new guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation were published. This article gives a short summary of the most important changes.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinik Köln (AöR), Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Köln, Deutschland. wolfgang.wetsch@uk-koeln.de.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Wetsch
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinik Köln (AöR), Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Köln, Deutschland.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Böttiger
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001317:Austria; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Guidelines; Mild therapeutic hypothermia; Resuscitation; Targeted temperature management