Appropriateness of recommended chest compression depths for cardiopulmonary resuscitation based on chest computed tomography parameters among Thai population: A multicenter retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We evaluated the appropriateness of various chest compression (CC) depths among Thai population by comparing the calculated heart compression fraction (HCF) using mathematical methods based on chest computed tomography (CT) measurements.

Methods

This multicenter retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2014 to December 2020. Chest parameters included external anteroposterior diameter (EAPD), internal anteroposterior diameter (IAPD), heart anteroposterior diameter (HAPD), and non-cardiac soft tissue measured at the level of maximum left ventricular diameter (LVmax). We compared the HCFs as calculated from CT parameters using different CC depths at 5 cm, 6 cm, 1/4 of EAPD, and 1/3 of EAPD, with further subgroup analysis stratified by sex and BMI.

SUBMITTER: Sanguanwit P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10973681 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature