The comparison of cardiopulmonary resuscitation-related trauma: Mechanical versus manual chest compressions

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11120%2F21%3A43921478" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11120/21:43921478 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00023884:_____/21:00009124 RIV/00064173:_____/21:N0000262

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110812" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110812</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110812" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110812</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The comparison of cardiopulmonary resuscitation-related trauma: Mechanical versus manual chest compressions

Original language description

INTRODUCTION: AIM:: To compare injuries after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) caused by manual or mechanical chest compressions in resuscitated patients with non-traumatic cardiac arrest. METHODS: This retrospective, multicenter study was based on autopsy reports of patients who died after CPR; individuals with a traumatic cause(s) of cardiac arrest were excluded. Patients were divided into two CPR groups: mechanical and manual. The Abbreviated Injury Scale was used to objectively evaluate the most serious injuries and the New Injury Scale Score was used to summarize all injuries. RESULTS: Of 704 patients, data from 630 individuals were analyzed after exclusion of those with trauma-related cardiac arrest. Manual CPR was performed in 559 patients and mechanical in 64 subjects. There were no differences in sex, bystander CPR, or etiology of cardiac arrest between the two groups, however, mechanical CPR was significantly longer (X vs. Y, p = 0.0005) and patients in this group were younger (X vs. Y, p = 0.0067). No differences were found in the incidence of CPR-related injuries between the groups. The median number of the most serious injury (according to Abbreviated Injury Scale) was 3, which was not statistically different; the median number of injuries according to the New Injury Severity Score was 13 in both groups (low probability of fatal injury). Type of injuries were also similar with the exception of pericardial damage that was more prevalent in mechanical CPR group. Only age and bystander CPR were found to be independently associated with the autopsy-documented trauma. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that mechanical chest compressions do not increase the incidence and severity of CPR-related injury in comparison with manual methods despite significantly longer CPR duration.

Czech name

—

Czech description

—

Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

—

OECD FORD branch

30221 - Critical care medicine and Emergency medicine

Project

—

Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Forensic Science International

ISSN

0379-0738

e-ISSN

—

Volume of the periodical

323

Issue of the periodical within the volume

June

Country of publishing house

IE - IRELAND

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

110812

UT code for WoS article

000663341000002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85105323983