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Critical care clinics · Jul 2006
ReviewNew cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines 2005: importance of uninterrupted chest compression.
- Giuseppe Ristagno, Antonino Gullo, Wanchun Tang, and Max Harry Weil.
- Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine, 35100 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, USA.
- Crit Care Clin. 2006 Jul 1;22(3):531-8, x.
AbstractThe evidence supports quality controlled chest compression as the initial intervention after "sudden death" before attempted defibrillation, if the duration of cardiac arrest is more than 5 minutes. The new guidelines mandate lesser interruptions for ventilation, before and following electrical shocks, and single rather than multiple electrical shocks before resuming chest compression. The new guidelines refocus on uninterrupted chest compression after cardiac arrest of nonasphyxial cause and modifications in practices that reduce the need for interruptions.
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