A Novel Anatomic Landmark to Target the Left Ventricle During Chest Compressions in Cardiac Arrest

Background Resuscitation guidelines recommend that chest compressions be performed over the lower sternum. Current computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies suggest that the current area of compression does not target the left ventricle (LV). Using transthoracic ultrasound, we sough...

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Autores principales: Olszynski, Paul A, Bryce, Rhonda, Hussain, Qasim, Dunn, Stephanie, Blondeau, Brandon, Atkinson, Paul, Woods, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7925053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33680627
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13652

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7925053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33680627
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13652

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