When Should Resuscitation Stop?

Cliff's full talk from SMACC Gold in 2014. Tasked with discussing when to stop resuscitation, he made a case for NOT stopping in selected cases.
There's a lot here about cardiac arrest and decision making and human factors.
The principles remain sound, although there has been more literature published since on some of the clinical areas he touches on, including double sequential defibrillation, and evidence for clearer case selection criteria for ECPR
This version has been uploaded to include some of the slides. A longer version with fewer slides that includes post-talk questions from the audience is on the SMACC / Coda Change channel at • Cliff Reid - When Sho...
A six minute version containing a case and the key messages at the end is at • When Not To Stop Resus...

[@eddyballester8990]

the 40 yr old apparently fit Pt. with recent Ortho surg in CPA, would you administer administer the fibrinolytic?

[@CliffReid]

Yes, after ultrasounding his heart to confirm features of massive PE

[@eddyballester8990]

Copy that, Doc.
Waitin’ on your visit to Miami-Dade County Florida USA and Key Largo too!