Aggiornamenti in medicina d'urgenza: gestione del paziente con ritorno di circolazione spontanea.

INTRODUCTION: Patients with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) following cardiac arrest are a critically important population requiring close monitoring and targeted interventions in the emergency department (ED). Therefore, it is important for emergency clinicians to be aware of the current evidence regarding the management of this condition. OBJECTIVE: This paper provides evidence-based updates concerning the management of the post-ROSC patient. DISCUSSION: The patient with ROSC following cardiac arrest is critically ill, including a post-cardiac arrest syndrome which may include hypoxic brain injury, myocardial dysfunction, systemic ischemia and reperfusion injury, and persistent