Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present a review of literature on the following PICO question. In family members of patients in cardiac arrest, how does inclusion compared to exclusion during resuscitation affect the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression? Resuscitation can be a very traumatizing experience for a lay person, but others have argued that the experience is beneficial in ways of gaining closure and decreasing negative psychological symptoms of grief......
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