Implementation of post-resuscitation care bundle and its impact on Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation outcomes: A quality improvement study

This is a quality improvement pre-post quasi experimental study which includes observation of the care provided to the post cardiac arrest patients in the Intensive Care Units. In the initial observational phase, we plan to check the adherence of the  care provided to the patients, per the standard guidelines . Subsequently, we will develop a care bundle, based on the  analysis of  observational phase and existing post cardiac arrest care guidelines. The care bundle thus developed, will be validated and implemented in the ICU and adherence to the care will be observed, in the post-implementation period. The study will be conducted for over  three years with initial 10 months period for observation of adherence to standard post cardiac arrest care guidelines and four months for development and validation of care bundles. Implementation of care bundle will be done in the subsequent 10 months. We plan to see if the introduction of post cardiac arrest care bundles helps to improve survival with better neurological functions, for which, we will check short term and long term neurological functions at one month and six months follow up.