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Volume 14

Causes of Perioperative Cardiac Arrest: Mnemonic, Classification, Monitoring, and Actions

MAC Ed CE credits
3
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Valid through May 2028
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What you will learn

Focused, clinically relevant education.

Learning objectives

  1. 1Describe the PCARR classification system for perioperative cardiac arrest causes and how it categorizes events based on physiological determinants of cardiac output.
  2. 2Analyze causes of perioperative cardiac arrest according to preload, contractility, afterload, and rate or rhythm crisis categories, including specific examples and mechanisms.
  3. 3Demonstrate systematic diagnostic approaches for identifying perioperative cardiac arrest causes, including monitoring data, the A-SERCH framework, and the Hs and Ts mnemonic.