International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation

ILCOR was formed in 1992 to create a forum for collaboration among principal resuscitation councils worldwide.  Since then, ILCOR has established and distinguished itself for its pioneering vision and leadership in resuscitation science.

By systematically assessing the evidence for resuscitation standards and guidelines and by identifying national and regional differences, ILCOR reached consensus on international resuscitation guidelines in 2000, and on international science and treatment recommendations in 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020. However, local variation and contextualization of guidelines are evident by subtle differences in regional and national resuscitation guidelines. ILCOR's efforts to date have enhanced international cooperation, and progressively more transparent and systematic collection and analysis of pertinent scientific evidence. Going forward, this sets the stage for ILCOR to pursue its vision to save more lives globally through resuscitation.

Evidence evaluation and recommendation development follows guidance from the Grading Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Working Group. Information scientists are commissioned to assist with article searches. Evidence is assessed using standardized risk-of-bias assessment tools. Evidence profile tables and Evidence to Decision tables are developed using the Grade Guideline Development Tool.

ILCORs most recent and ambitious undertaking is the collaborative science review for the 2020 International Consensus on CPR Science with Treatment Recommendations and will be published simultaneously in Circulation and Resuscitation in October 2020. Systematic Reviews are conducted by expert systematic reviewers as well as ILCOR task force members. ILCOR is comprised of the following Task Forces: Advance Life Support. Basic Life Support, Pediatric Life Support, Neonatal Life Support. Education, Implementation and Teams, and First Aid. The task forces remain a very important component of the ILCOR organization. They are comprised of dedicated experts in resuscitation and first aid. The members come from all over the world and it is their task to develop consensus on science statements that makes it possible for ILCOR to develop treatment recommendations which regional resuscitation organizations convert to local guidelines.

At present, ILCOR comprises representatives of the following organizations:

• American Heart Association (AHA)
• European Resuscitation Council (ERC)
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC)
• Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR)
• Australian Resuscitation Council
• New Zealand Resuscitation Council
• Resuscitation Councils of Southern Africa (RCSA)
• Inter American Heart Foundation (IAHF)
• Resuscitation Council of Asia (RCA)[VZ1]