JCCVS
Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery

Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery scientific, open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal covering a wide spectrum of topics in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery.

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge among resident physicians: comparison of internal and surgical departments
Abstract
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate self-reported cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge, attitudes, and opinions among resident physicians and to compare findings between internal and surgical departments.
Methods: Participants completed a 30-item questionnaire developed according to contemporary European Resuscitation Council/American Heart Association (ERC/AHA) CPR guidelines and reviewed by experienced emergency medicine and anesthesiology faculty members for content validity. A pilot assessment was conducted before final implementation. The questionnaire evaluated self-reported CPR-related knowledge, previous training and experience, rhythm recognition, medication and defibrillation knowledge, airway-related knowledge, and peri-arrest arrhythmia management.
Results: Relatively lower self-reported CPR-related knowledge appeared more common among urology/gynecology and obstetrics, orthopedics, and otorhinolaryngology residents; however, these findings should be interpreted cautiously because detailed subgroup analyses were limited.
Conclusion: Surgical residents had significantly lower self-reported CPR-related knowledge than internal residents, particularly regarding rhythm assessment, drug administration, defibrillation, airway confirmation, and peri-arrest arrhythmia management. Department-specific, repeated, simulation-supported CPR training may be needed, especially in surgical departments with limited routine exposure to resuscitation.

Keywords : Cardiopulmonary arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, resident physicians, resuscitation training

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Article available in :
Volume 4, Issue 3, 2026
Page : 54-57
https://doi.org/10.51271/JCCVS-0078
Article Information
Received : 14 May 2026
Accepted : 01 Haz 2026
Published : 30 Eyl 2026
Corresponding Author :

Işın Gençay: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkiye

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Citation : Buzluk Z, Gençay I, Peker K. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge among resident physicians: comparison of internal and surgical departments. J Cardiol Cardiovasc Surg. 2026;4(3):54-57. doi:10.51271/JCCVS-0078

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