Title

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adults and Children With Mechanical Circulatory Support

Authoring Organization

American Heart Association

Publication Month/Year

May 22, 2017

Last Updated Month/Year

October 3, 2024

Document Type

Consensus

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Document Objectives

To describe the common types of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices that emergency healthcare providers may encounter and to present expert, consensus-based recommendations for the evaluation and resuscitation of adult and pediatric patients with MCS with suspected cardiovascular collapse or cardiac arrest.

Target Patient Population

Patients with end-stage heart failure

Target Provider Population

Hospital providers, emergency medical services (EMS) directors, EMS and other healthcare personnel

PICO Questions

  1. Are the Clinical Symptoms Attributable to an Acute Deterioration of Native Cardiac Function?

  2. Is the LVAD Itself Malfunctioning?

Inclusion Criteria

Male, Female, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Older adult

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Emergency care, Hospital, Medical transportation

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, paramedic emt, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Assessment and screening, Management

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D016887 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, D002304 - Cardiac Pacing, Artificial, D006354 - Heart, Artificial

Keywords

mechanical circulatory support, ventricular assist device, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, cardiovascular collapse, cardiopulmonary arrest, total artificial heart