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Ultrasound in intraoperative cardiac arrest: usefulness, limits and teamwork
Intraoperative hypotension: position, perfusion and decisions
Resuscitation · Physiology · EducationResuscitation in special situations
Explore REASEL consultation spaces: thematic reviews, scientific publications, and editorial readings for deeper insights. Each resource identifies its scope and sources.
Thematic Review
Airway, compressions, defibrillation, turn decision, and limits of the evidence. A journey with scientific sources and Substack readings.
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A framework for studying the response to intraoperative arrest. View the article summary, original publication, and related resources.
Intraoperative arrestExplore the topicScientific publication
A reading on the coordination and quality of CPR. Review the article's contribution and scope before transferring it to another setting.
CPR team and qualityExplore the topicThematic review
An entry to the context of this position, with scientific sources and editorial analysis. It distinguishes findings from their educational applications.
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Regaining circulation does not conclude the event. The decision to continue, shorten, or defer surgery requires integrating the cause of the arrest, the urgency of the procedure, and the patient's condition. This reading accompanies our scientific publication and organizes questions for team discussion.
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CPR in pregnancy: physiology, team coordination, and resuscitative delivery. Scientific publication from REASEL, current guidelines, and evidence limits.
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Intraoperative hypotension, surgical position and perfusion: own scientific contribution, clinical evidence and REASEL readings for professionals.
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Ultrasound and POCUS in intraoperative cardiac arrest: own scientific publication, guidelines and interpretation limits. A critical reading of REASEL for professionals.
Explore the topicThematic reviews, scientific articles, and Substack analyses serve different purposes. Check the original sources and the limits of each work before applying it to practice.
Search scientific referencesREASEL and the Latin American Council for Resuscitation in Special Situations bring together work involving Rafael Eduardo Herrera-Elizalde. This collection includes one sole-authored and three coauthored publications on cardiac arrest in the operating room, CPR quality, maternal resuscitation and decisions after ROSC. The articles are part of the section Cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the proceedings published by Revista Mexicana de Anestesiología.
Scientific publications · 2026
This collection brings together contributions on responding to cardiac arrest in the operating room: organizing the chain of survival, coordinating the team, the pregnancy context and decisions after ROSC. Each page identifies the original publication and provides access to its full text. Explore each work’s contribution and limitations before applying it in practice.
Proposes a chain of survival adapted to the perioperative environment, where arrest is usually witnessed and monitored and requires integrating resuscitation, diagnosis and correction of the cause.
Defines the CPR Coach’s role in protecting the mechanical quality of CPR while clinical leadership focuses on diagnosing and treating the causes.
Addresses modifications to maternal CPR and simultaneous coordination of the maternal–anesthesia, obstetric and neonatal teams.
Structures the individualized decision to continue or stop surgery after arrest according to reversibility, hemodynamic stability, urgency and risk of recurrence.
Verifiable source and identity. The publication pages and full texts link to the official Medigraphic record. ORCID distinguishes Rafael Eduardo Herrera-Elizalde’s work from authors with similar names.
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REASEL addresses resuscitation in special situations. ACsD explores the cardiovascular physiology underlying perioperative decisions.
Editorial channels
Witnessed and monitored cardiac arrest, perioperative resuscitation, reversible causes, education and response systems.
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Circulation, perfusion, shock, cardiovascular anesthesia and critical care explained through clinical practice.
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Featured readings
Why perioperative arrest requires diagnosis, physiology and understanding the context, not autopilot.
Original resources in SpanishRead article →REASELHow to use ultrasound with a specific question without turning imaging into a dangerous pause.
Original resources in SpanishRead article →REASELWhat changes when the goal goes beyond pressure or ROSC to include neurological outcomes.
Original resources in SpanishRead article →ACsDPressure, flow and perfusion understood through energy and cardiovascular coupling.
Original resources in SpanishRead article →ACsDWhat arterial variability can reveal during hemorrhagic shock beyond a single value.
Original resources in SpanishRead article →ACsDVariability, complexity and loss of adaptation in heart failure.
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