We Got the Beat: Improving CPR Quality with Real-Time Metrics

Authors

Juergen Kloo, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Frances Mae West, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Michael Haviland, RN, BSN, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

Introduction

High quality chest compressions have been linked to improved survival from sudden cardiac arrest.

The 2015 AHA guidelines recommend the following:

• Rate of compressions between 100 120 CPM
• Depth of compressions between 2 2.4 inches
• Allow full recoil between compressions
• Target CPR fraction at least 60% of the time, ideally 80%
• Avoid hyperventilation
• Collect and use data to improve performance

We set out to show that our clinicians would have a minimum 25% improvement in CPR quality with the use of real time feedback using the new R series ZOLL defibrillators.

Publication Date

6-6-2019

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

quality improvement, CPR, cardiac arrest, chest compression

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pulmonology

Comments

Presented at the 2019 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Kloo, MD, Juergen; West, MD, Frances Mae; and Haviland, RN, BSN, Michael, "We Got the Beat: Improving CPR Quality with Real-Time Metrics" (2019). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 126.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/126