Novel adhesive glove device (AGD) for active compression-decompression (ACD) CPR results in improved carotid blood flow and coronary perfusion pressure in piglet model of cardiac arrest.
OBJECTIVE
ACD-CPR improves coronary and cerebral perfusion. We developed an adhesive glove device (AGD) and hypothesized that ACD-CPR using an AGD provides better chest decompression resulting in improved carotid blood flow as compared to standard (S)-CPR.


METHODS
Prospective, randomized and controlled animal study.


METHODS
Sixteen anesthetized and ventilated piglets were randomized after 3 min of untreated VF to receive either S-CPR or AGD-ACD-CPR by a PALS certified single rescuer with compressions of 100 min(-1) and C:V ratio of 30:2. AGD consisted of a modified leather glove exposing the fingers and thumb. A wide Velcro patch was sewn to the palmer aspect of the glove and the counter Velcro patch was adhered to the pig's chest wall. Carotid blood flow was measured using ultrasound. Data (mean±SD) was analyzed using one way ANOVA and unpaired t-test; p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.


RESULTS
Right atrial pressure (mmHg) during the decompression phase was lower during AGD-ACD-CPR (-3.32±2.0) when compared to S-CPR (0.86±1.8, p=0.0007). Mean carotid blood flow was 53.2±27.1 (% of baseline blood flow in ml/min) in AGD vs. 19.1±12.5% in S-CPR, p=0.006. Coronary perfusion pressure (CPP, mmHg) was 29.9±5.8 in AGD vs. 22.7±6.9 in S-CPR, p=0.04. There was no significant difference in time to ROSC and number of epinephrine doses.


CONCLUSIONS
Active chest decompression during CPR using this simple and inexpensive adhesive glove device resulted in significantly better carotid blood flow during the first 2 min of CPR.
Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610-0296, USA. judassi@ufl.edu
Jai P
JP
Udassi
Sharda
S
Udassi
Andre
A
Shih
Melissa A
MA
Lamb
Stacy L
SL
Porvasnik
Arno L
AL
Zaritsky
Ikram U
IU
Haque
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