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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-9-9
pubmed:abstractText
Intrathoracic pressure variations are currently proposed as the main flow-generation mechanisms in standard and modified cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques. A method of changing pressure within the thorax and abdomen without any degree of heart compression was developed and tested in dogs. Intrathoracic and abdominal pressure waves were induced by cyclic inflation and deflation of the lungs and of perithoracic and periabdominal balloons. Various modes of CPR, depending on the rate of cycling, the use of a periabdominal balloon inflation, and a delay between the abdominal and thoracic pressure waves, were studied during ventricular fibrillation. During artificial systole (high intrathoracic pressure phase), the pressure which developed in the right ventricle (96.7 +/- 20.5 mmHg) was higher than the pressure in the aorta (89.3 +/- 20.5 mmHg, p less than 0.001). In artificial diastole (low intrathoracic pressure phase), the right ventricular pressure (11.7 +/- 2.6 mmHg) was lower than the aortic pressure (17.5 +/- 3.3 mmHg, p less than 0.001). The average flow in the carotid artery was 21.7 +/- 7.8 ml . min-1, which was 18 +/- 6% of the baseline carotid flow before CPR. Three different factors were found to improve the efficiency of CPR: periabdominal balloon inflation simultaneous with the intrathoracic pressure waves; increased frequency of the pressure waves from 60 to 100 cycles per minute; and inflation of the periabdominal balloon 50 to 100 ms before the thoracic balloon. Blood-gas and acid-base balance analysis during CPR revealed well-oxygenated arterial blood with a marked respiratory alkalosis and a slowly developing metabolic acidosis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0008-6363
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
335-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Intrathoracic and abdominal pressure variations as an efficient method for cardiopulmonary resuscitation: studies in dogs compared with computer model results.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't