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A new cardiopulmonary resuscitation method using only rhythmic abdominal compression: a preliminary report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17870482     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article introduces 2 new cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) concepts: (1) the use of only rhythmic abdominal compression (OAC) to produce blood flow during CPR with ventricular fibrillation and (2) a new way of describing coronary perfusion effectiveness, namely, the area between the aortic and right atrial pressure curves, summed over 1 minute, the units being millimeters of mercury per second. We call this unit the coronary perfusion index (CPI). True mean coronary perfusion pressure is CPI/60. We also relate CPI during CPR with ventricular fibrillation to the CPI for the normally beating heart in the same animal, obtained before each experiment. This 11-pig (25-35 kg) study compares the CPI for standard chest-compression CPR and that obtained with OAC-CPR. The coronary perfusion ratio for OAC-CPR compared with standard chest-compression CPR was 1.6 +/- 0.73 (P = .024). In other words, OAC-CPR produced 60% more coronary perfusion than standard chest-compression CPR, with no damage to visceral organs.
Authors:
Leslie A Geddes; Ann Rundell; Aaron Lottes; Andre Kemeny; Michael Otlewski
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of emergency medicine     Volume:  25     ISSN:  1532-8171     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Emerg Med     Publication Date:  2007 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-09-17     Completed Date:  2007-10-05     Revised Date:  2008-07-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8309942     Medline TA:  Am J Emerg Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  786-90     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, W Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. geddes@ecn.purdue.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdomen
Animals
Aorta / physiopathology
Blood Pressure / physiology
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
Coronary Circulation / physiology*
Heart Atria / physiopathology
Swine
Ventricular Fibrillation / physiopathology,  therapy*
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Comment In:
Am J Emerg Med. 2008 Mar;26(3):374-5; author reply 375   [PMID:  18358960 ]
Am J Emerg Med. 2008 Mar;26(3):375-6; author reply 376-7   [PMID:  18358962 ]
Am J Emerg Med. 2008 Jun;26(5):625; author reply 626   [PMID:  18534299 ]

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