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Cardiac arrest
2026 ILCOR resuscitation consensus published
2026 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary from the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces
Resuscitation · 2026-11 · Added 6 November 2026
The 2026 ILCOR Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations — the international evidence review underpinning resuscitation guidelines worldwide, spanning basic, advanced, paediatric and neonatal life support, education and first aid — has been published; abstract not yet available.
- Study type
- Guideline / statement
- Design
- International consensus statement (systematic evidence review)
- Participants
- 191 authors across six ILCOR task forces
- Main finding
- Abstract not yet available; the full CoSTR covers basic life support, advanced life support, paediatric life support, neonatal life support, education/implementation/teams and first aid.
- Caveat
- Abstract not yet available — the detail of what changed is still to be assessed.
- Bottom line
- Context only
Why it matters in Australia (High relevance). International consensus science that feeds straight into Australian and New Zealand resuscitation guidelines.
Learning goal
Update my knowledge of current international resuscitation evidence and how it shapes my arrest management across adult and paediatric patients.
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- Topic: Cardiac arrest
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