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Abstract
Despite the problems inherent in estimating blood flow from pressure, determination
of systolic arterial pressure during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is common
and probably valuable as an indicator of potential systemic flow. The addition of
interposed abdominal compression (IAC) to closed-chest CPR has been promoted because
of its potential to increase systolic arterial pressure during CPR. Interposed abdominal
compressions have also reportedly increased diastolic arterial-central venous pressure
difference (DA-DCVP) and, thus, have the potential to increase coronary vascular flow.
Two distinct methods of CPR were studied in conjunction with IAC. In six humans, there
was no significant increase late in the resuscitative process in systolic arterial
pressure or in DA-DCVP difference with IAC as compared with the two methods of CPR
studied without IAC.
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Article Info
Publication History
Accepted:
August 21,
1984
Received in revised form:
June 15,
1984
Received:
March 9,
1984
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© 1985 Published by Elsevier Inc.
