ASSESSMENT OF THE ACTIVE COMPRESSION-DECOMPRESSION DEVICE (ACD) IN CARDIOPULMONARY-RESUSCITATION USING TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Authors
PELL ACH PRINGLE SD GULY UM STEEDMAN DJ ROBERTSON CE
Citation
Ach. Pell et al., ASSESSMENT OF THE ACTIVE COMPRESSION-DECOMPRESSION DEVICE (ACD) IN CARDIOPULMONARY-RESUSCITATION USING TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Resuscitation, 27(2), 1994, pp. 137-140
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Resuscitation → ACNP
ISSN journal
03009572
Volume
27
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
137 - 140
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9572(1994)27:2<137:AOTACD>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Transoesophageal echocardiography was used to investigate the haemodyn amic profile achieved during active compression-decompression cardiopu lmonary resuscitation in humans. The mechanism of antegrade blood flow achieved by ACD-CPR is consistent with the cardiac pump theory. Impro ved right heart compression, antegrade blood flow patterns and left ve ntricular filling were observed in some patients during ACD-CPR.