Journal article
Trial of Continuous or Interrupted Chest Compressions during CPR
Abstract
BACKGROUND: During cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the interruption of manual chest compressions for rescue breathing reduces blood flow and possibly survival. We assessed whether outcomes after continuous compressions with positive-pressure ventilation differed from those after compressions that were interrupted for ventilations at a ratio of 30 compressions to two ventilations.
METHODS: …
Authors
Nichol G; Leroux B; Wang H; Callaway CW; Sopko G; Weisfeldt M; Stiell I; Morrison LJ; Aufderheide TP; Cheskes S
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 373, No. 23, pp. 2203–2214
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
December 3, 2015
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa1509139
ISSN
0028-4793