Optimal chest compression position for cardiopulmonary resuscitation determined by computed tomography image: retrospective cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to determine the height of optimal hand position for chest compression during adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from the tip of the sternal xiphoid process (TOX) along with the relative heights of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) and abdominal organs among the Thai population. The retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted through a review of medical records and contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography. The total of 204 Thai patients without obvious chest deformity at Ramathibodi Hospital from January to June 2018 was included as part of a multi-regional study. The heights of the level of maximal LV width (LV_max), LOVT, top of liver and stomach with respect to TOX were measured on midline sagittal image. Mean age and bod

SUBMITTER: Saksobhavivat N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10733391 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature