Certification of cardiac arrest centers Presentation and guidance of cardiac arrest center certification in Germany

Gruebl, T., Nauheimer, D., Wolff, H., Gehret, G., Rott, N., Schmidbauer, W., Schieffer, B. and Gliwitzky, B. . Certification of cardiac arrest centers Presentation and guidance of cardiac arrest center certification in Germany. Notfall Rettungsmed.. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1436-0578

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DOI:10.1007/s10049-021-00975-w

Abstract

The treatment of patients with cardiac arrest is very complex. The therapy of these critically ill patients in a designated center improves their prognosis. Thus, cardiac arrest center (CAC) certification has been established, which requires re-certification at specified audits. The certification procedure is a multistage process and takes about one year in total. A CAC combines all important pre- and in-hospital multidisciplinary players. Infrastructure, evidence-based treatment algorithms, structured training as well as repeating evaluations within conferences with statistical observations including process optimization have to be established. The main goal is the focused organization of the center. Every patient with comparable conditions and prerequisites should, thus, receive a similar treatment pathway without being dependent on individual actors. Multidisciplinary cooperation, accurate procedures with high standards for patient safety and exact documentation are required. The result of these measures leads to treatment optimization and outcome improvement of patients with or after cardiac arrest. In the updated international resuscitation guidelines of 2020/21, this led to a stronger recommendation for the establishment of cardiac arrest centers.

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Creators	Email	ORCID	ORCID Put Code
Gruebl, T.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Nauheimer, D.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Wolff, H.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Gehret, G.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Rott, N.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Schmidbauer, W.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Schieffer, B.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Gliwitzky, B.	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED