title: The potential mechanism of the detrimental effect of defibrillation prior to cardiopulmonary resuscitation in prolonged cardiac arrest model.
abstract: Defibrillation is no longer universally recommended as initial intervention for the reversal of ventricular fibrillation (VF) after a prolonged and untreated cardiac arrest. We sought to examine this issue in an animal model where a prolonged untreated VF was induced. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential mechanism of the detrimental effect of defibrillation prior to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in prolonged cardiac arrest model. VF was electrically induced in 32 domestic male swine weighing 40±3 kg and remained untreated for 15 minutes. The animals were then randomly allocated to either the initial defibrillation group or the chest compression group. Mean aortic pressure, right atrial pressure and coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) were continuously measured during the performance. The dimensions of the left ventricle (LV) were assessed by echocardiographic methods. The CPP induced by CPR after defibrillation was significantly lower in the initial defibrillation group than in the chest compression group; 1 minute after defibrillation (9±3 mmHg vs. 14.8±7 mmHg (P<0.05)), and after 5 minutes 16±5 mmHg vs. 21.7±1 mmHg (P<0.05). The LV volumes were reduced from 18±2 mmHg to 14±1 mmHg after defibrillation (P<0.05). In brief, this study showed that the conducting defibrillation prior to chest compression may cause a contracture of the LV, resulting in lowering CPP, thus dropping the efficiency of chest compression in a prolonged cardiac arrest model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine and Institute of Clinical Science, Kangwon National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Joon-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine and Institute of Clinical Science, Kangwon National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Chan-Woo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine and Institute of Clinical Science, Kangwon National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun-Hwi
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine and Institute of Clinical Science, Kangwon National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon-Sung
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hui-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Departmemt of Neurobiology, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Moo-Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Won
keywords: Defibrillation; contracture; left ventricle; ventricular fibrillation