Use of the Trendelenburg Position in the Porcine Model Improves Carotid Flow During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Use of the Trendelenburg Position in the Porcine Model Improves Carotid Flow During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is now widely used as a treatment for ventricular fibrillation, though numerous studies have shown the outcome of standard CPR to be dismal. Alternative methods of CPR, including interposed abdominal compression, constant aortic occlusion, and the use...

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Main Authors: Lenker, Jay, Zadini, Giorgio, Abdi, Amin A, Zadini, Filiberto, Newton, Edward, Henderson, Sean O
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2008-11-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
CPR
Trendelenberg
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8pd4k3rp

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