Survey of hospital practitioners: common understanding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation definition and outcomes.

Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is internationally defined as chest compressions and rescue breaths, and is a subset of resuscitation. First used for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, CPR is now frequently used for in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) with different causes and outcomes.

Aims: This paper aims to describe clinical understanding of the role of in-hospital CPR and perceived outcomes for IHCA.

Rethinking resuscitation: moving the goals.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques have developed remarkably since first described. CPR is now both a default treatment and a public expectation. However, anticipated outcomes are not matched by reality.

Algae to angiosperms: Autofluorescence for rapid visualization of plant anatomy among diverse taxa.

Premise: Fluorescence microscopy is an effective tool for viewing plant internal anatomy. However, using fluorescent antibodies or labels hinders throughput. We present a minimal protocol that takes advantage of inherent autofluorescence and aldehyde-induced fluorescence in plant cellular and subcellular structures to markedly increase throughput in cellular and ultrastructural visualization.

Immunoprofiling of Cell Wall Carbohydrate Modifications During Flooding-Induced Aerenchyma Formation in Fabaceae Roots.

Understanding plant adaptation mechanisms to prolonged water immersion provides options for genetic modification of existing crops to create cultivars more tolerant of periodic flooding. An important advancement in understanding flooding adaptation would be to elucidate mechanisms, such as aerenchyma air-space formation induced by hypoxic conditions, consistent with prolonged immersion. Lysigenous aerenchyma formation occurs through programmed cell death (PCD), which may entail the chemical modification of polysaccharides in root tissue cell walls.

Acute reperfusion for ST-elevation myocardial infarction in New Zealand (2015-2017): patient and system delay (ANZACS-QI 29).

Aim: Prompt access to cardiac defibrillation and reperfusion therapy improves outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The study aim was to describe the 'patient' and 'system' delay in patients who receive acute reperfusion therapy for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in New Zealand.

Methods: In 2015-17, 3,857 patients who received acute reperfusion therapy were captured in the All New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome Quality Improvement (ANZACS-QI) registry.