THE BIPHASIC MECHANISM OF BLOOD-FLOW DURING CARDIOPULMONARY-RESUSCITATION - A PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF ACTIVE COMPRESSION-DECOMPRESSION AND HIGH-IMPULSE MANUAL EXTERNAL CARDIAC MASSAGE
Kj. Tucker et al., THE BIPHASIC MECHANISM OF BLOOD-FLOW DURING CARDIOPULMONARY-RESUSCITATION - A PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF ACTIVE COMPRESSION-DECOMPRESSION AND HIGH-IMPULSE MANUAL EXTERNAL CARDIAC MASSAGE, Annals of emergency medicine, 24(5), 1994, pp. 895-906
Study objective: Dismal survival in patients receiving standard manual
CPR provided the rationale for the investigation of alternate methods
of closed-chest circulatory support. Active compression-decompression
(ACD) and high-impulse CPR are alternatives to standard manual CPR. T
his study was designed to test the hypothesis that ACD CPR provides su
perior cardiopulmonary hemodynamics due to an active decompression pha
se when compared with high-impulse manual CPR. Participants: Hemodynam
ics were studied during ACD and high-impulse CPR in eight adult beagle
s. Design: Four animals were chronically instrumented and four were st
udied acutely. In an additional four animals, ACD was compared with sh
am ACD CPR. Each CPR technique was performed sequentially for 2 minute
s, in random order, at a rate of 120, 50% duty cycle, and 1.5 to 2.0 i
n of compression depth. Measurements obtained included aortic, right a
trial, left ventricular, and coronary perfusion pressures (in mm Hg);
pulmonary artery flow; and left ventricular dimension. Results: ACD ma
ximized cardiopulmonary hemodynamics, including coronary perfusion pre
ssure and stroke volume, compared with both high-impulse manual and sh
am ACD CPR. ACD CPR also increased left ventricular pressure change pe
r unit time during decompression, and these changes correlated well wi
th left ventricular volume changes. Conclusion: In the intact dog, ACD
CPR generates physiologically and statistically superior hemodynamics
when compared with high-impulse manual CPR. Improved blood flow seems
to be related to more efficient ventricular filling and emptying. The
se findings emphasize the biphasic nature of CPR and the importance of
active decompression.