Cardiac arrest
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The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of cardiac arrest and develop better approaches for treatment and prevention. This page includes selected news stories about our cardiac arrest research, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.
Labs and Groups
These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.
Vaillancourt Group
Venk Group
Publications
The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.
Impact of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Medicalized Prehospital Setting on Diagnostic Workup: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.
2025-11-21 Go to publicationTemporary mechanical circulatory support after return of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
2025-11-11 Go to publicationThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on bystander CPR and AED rates in Canada.
2025-09-29 Go to publicationEffectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Automated External Defibrillators in Private Homes: A Report From the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival.
2025-10-25 Go to publicationCharacteristics of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from 2018 to 2021 across the world: third report from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) research and registries committee.
2025-09-29 Go to publicationResources
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