Do Mechanical Devices Improve Return of Spontaneous Circulation Over Manual Chest Compressions in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?

Ambrose H Wong; Anand Swaminathan; Alex Koyfman

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.03.027

Do Mechanical Devices Improve Return of Spontaneous Circulation Over Manual Chest Compressions in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?

Ann Emerg Med. 2015 May;65(5):543-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.03.027. Epub 2014 Apr 18.

Authors

Ambrose H Wong¹, Anand Swaminathan¹, Alex Koyfman²

Affiliations

¹ New York University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York, NY.
² Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX.

PMID: 24746843
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.03.027

Abstract

Data are inadequate to determine whether recent devices (either load-distributing band or piston-driven) confer benefit or harm, though early trial data suggest they do not.

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MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / instrumentation*
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
Humans
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / therapy*