title: Mitigating hyperventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
abstract: Although multiple airway management and ventilation strategies have been proposed during cardiac arrest, the ideal strategy is unknown. Current strategies call for advanced airways, such as endotracheal intubation and supraglottic airways. These may facilitate hyperventilation which is known to adversely affect cardiopulmonary physiology. We provide a summary of conceptual models linking hyperventilation to patient outcomes and identify methods for mitigating hyperventilation during cardiac arrest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA. Electronic address: dhimitri.nikolla@med.lecom.edu.
authors.forename: Dhimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nikolla
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, UPMC Hamot Hospital, Erie, PA.
authors.forename: Tyler
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lewandowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA.
authors.forename: Jestin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D005246:Feedback; D006336:Heart Massage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical