Abstract
The management of emergency cardiovascular events and especially
cardiac arrest, which is occurring more and more often globally, requires the
establishment of special interdisciplinary teams (blue code, RRT), both to
prevent its occurrence and to increase survival rates. Special communication
and organization tools of these groups (SBAR, RSVP) have been established
worldwide and attention has been given to the development of non-technical
skills of their members (ANTS). The aim of this review was to examine the
current literature on the function and effectiveness of interdisciplinary teams
in the treatment of in-hospital cardiovascular emergencies during the Covid-19
pandemic. Studies from USA, Sweden, Brazil and S. Korea showed a reduction of
mortality and numbers of in-hospital cardiac arrests after RRT teams
implementation and interventions. Covid-19 pandemic is resulting in delaying in
CPR implementation to emergency incidents as these teams are required to use
special both personal and general protective equipment while managing these
incidents. Despite differentiations among countries and health systems
globally, it’s comprehensible that interdisciplinary teams have to be
reinforced by the set-up and implementation of programs and training courses
both to improve survival and save heath recourses.
Keywords: Emergency cardiac diseases, Cardiac arrest, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Interdisciplinary teams, Pandemic, Coronavirus/covid-19.