Suicide Risk Management Protocol in Post-Cardiac Arrest Survivors: Development, Feasibility, and Outcomes.
Rachel A BucyKaitlyn A HaniskoLee A KamphuisBrahmajee K NallamothuTheodore J IwashynaPaul N PfeifferPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2018)
Suicidal ideation is common after in-hospital cardiac arrest, although most patients are at low risk. Addressing suicidal ideation in an observational research study is feasible, with a detailed protocol and research staff who can respond to incidents of high-risk suicidal ideation in collaboration with study clinicians.