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This chapter provides the reader with an introduction to the management of emergent vascular access for patients experiencing cardiac arrest. Special attention is paid to difficulties arising as a result of the emergent nature of cardiac arrest resuscitation, including difficulties in generating adequate organ and limb perfusion. Available vascular access techniques are discussed, including the evidence for preferring one vascular access device over another. A potential algorithm for managing emergent vascular access for this clinical condition is described.

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Meram, S., Falcon, T., Paxton, J.H. (2021). Special Populations: Cardiac Arrest. In: Paxton, J.H. (eds) Emergent Vascular Access. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77177-5_9

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