Helene Duhem, Johanna C Moore, Carolina Rojas-Salvador, Bayert Salverda, Michael Lick, Paul Pepe, Jose Labarere, Guillaume Debaty, Keith G Lurie
AIM: The optimal head and thorax position after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) following cardiac arrest (CA) is unknown. This study examined whether head and thorax elevation post-ROSC is beneficial, in a porcine model. METHODS: Protocol A: 40 kg anesthetized pigs were positioned flat, after 7.75 minutes of untreated CA the heart and head were elevated 8 and 12 cm, respectively, above the horizontal plane, automated active compression decompression (ACD) plus impedance threshold device (ITD) CPR was started, and 2 minutes later the heart and head were elevated 10 and 22 cm, respectively, over 2 minutes to the highest head up position (HUP)...
December 29, 2020: Resuscitation