What is the optimal chest compression-ventilation ratio?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 204-211

  Fenici, Peter ^a   Idris, A H ^b   Lurie, K G ^c   Ursella, Stefano ^a   Gabrielli, Andrea ^d,e  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Compression ventilation ratio

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN PERFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEFIBRILLATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX PRESSURE;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20644435805     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccx.0000163651.57730.73     Document Type: Review

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