Body mass index and thoracic subcutaneous adipose tissue depth: possible implications for adequacy of chest compressions

OBJECTIVE: Adequacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation relies on compression of the thoracic cage to produce changes in intra-thoracic pressures sufficient to generate a pressure gradient. In order to evaluate the efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in morbid obesity, it is first necessary to de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Secombe, Paul, Sutherland, Ross, Johnson, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29115984
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2918-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29115984
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2918-9

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