Translation and interpretation of Sudden cardiac arrest survivorship: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association / 中华危重病急救医学

Sudden cardiac arrest survivors are a special group of patients, often with unique and complex needs that are not adequately addressed by current treatments. In May 2020, the American Heart Association (AHA) developed a scientific statement on sudden cardiac arrest survivorship based on relevant research developments, which emphasized the importance of a unified patient-centered assessment and resources. This article attempts to interpret the key content of the scientific statement, hoping to provide reference and help for domestic medical staff to understand and apply it.

An interpretation of the Second consensus on the assessment of sublingual microcirculation in critically ill patients issued by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine in 2018 / 中华危重病急救医学

The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) issued the second consensus on the assessment of sublingual microcirculation in critically ill patients. This paper interprets the consensus for clinicians about: what is microcirculation, how to observe microcirculation, and the details of microcirculation images collection and parameters analysis. Besides, this paper illustrates the relationship between microcirculation alternation and shock, it also evaluates the present situation and future development of microcirculation monitoring.