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ArticleThe American journal of emergency medicine2022

Injury characteristics and hemodynamics associated with guideline-compliant CPR in a pediatric porcine cardiac arrest model.

David D Salcido, Allison C Koller, Cornelia Genbrugge, Ericka L Fink, Robert A Berg, James J Menegazzi

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Article in The American journal of emergency medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mechanism of post cardiac arrest syndrome based on animal models of cardiac arrest.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

David D SalcidoUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: salcidodd@upmc.edu.
Allison C KollerUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Cornelia GenbruggeEmergency Department, University Hospitals Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Ericka L FinkDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Robert A BergDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
James J MenegazziUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · USChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · USChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh · USCliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc · BE

Funding

Optimizing Chest Compression during Infant and Child Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationR01HD095894 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MENEGAZZI, JAMES JOHN · 2018 to 2019
$688k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD095894
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGuidelines for depth of chest compressions in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are based on sparse evidence.

objectiveWe sought to evaluate the performance of the two most widely recommended chest compression depth levels for pediatric CPR (1.5 in. and 1/3 the anterior-posterior diameter- APd) in a controlled swine model of asphyxial cardiac arrest.

methodsWe executed a 2-group, randomized laboratory study with an adaptive design allowing early termination for overwhelming injury or benefit. Forty mixed-breed domestic swine (mean weight = 26 kg) were sedated, anesthetized and paralyzed along with endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Asphyxial cardiac arrest was induced with fentanyl overdose. Animals were untreated for 9 min followed by mechanical CPR with a target depth of 1.5 in. or 1/3 the APd. Advanced life support drugs were administered IV after 4 min of basic resuscitation followed by defibrillation at 14 min. The primary outcomes were return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), hemodynamics and CPR-related injury severity.

resultsEnrollment in the 1/3 APd group was stopped early due to overwhelming differences in injury. Twenty-three animals were assigned to the 1.5 in. group and 15 assigned to the 1/3 APd group, per an adaptive group design. The 1/3 APd group had increased frequency of rib fracture (6.7 vs 1.7, p < 0.001) and higher proportions of several anatomic injury markers than the 1.5 in. group, including sternal fracture, hemothorax and blood in the endotracheal tube (p < 0.001). ROSC and hemodynamic measures were similar between groups.

conclusionIn this pediatric model of cardiac arrest, chest compressions to 1/3APd were more harmful without a concurrent benefit for resuscitation outcomes compared to the 1.5 in. compression group.

Indexed as

Models, AnimalAnimalsAsphyxiaCardiopulmonary ResuscitationFemaleHeart ArrestHemodynamicsHemothoraxIntubation, IntratrachealMaleRandom AllocationRespiration, ArtificialRib FracturesSwineThoracic InjuriesChest compressionsInjuryOut-of-hospital cardiac arrestPediatricPreclinical

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PMID34763236
PMCPMC8982633
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