title: Recent advances in mechanical methods of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
abstract: Several new CPR techniques and devices have been developed and tested since the first report of manual closed-chested cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) nearly four decades ago. These devices and techniques include vest CPR, interposed abdominal counterpulation CPR, active compression-decompression CPR, an impedance threshold valve, intra-aortic balloon pump and phased thoracic-abdominal counterpulsation. Many of these new mechanical advances in the treatment of cardiac arrest are currently undergoing clinical evaluation in patients in cardiac arrest.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Lurie
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000502:physiology; D001775:Blood Circulation; D001794:Blood Pressure; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015908:Counterpulsation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011312:Pressure; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D013909:Thorax / Q000502:physiology