Should paediatric chest compression depth targets consider body habitus? – A chest computed tomography imaging study

Should paediatric chest compression depth targets consider body habitus? – A chest computed tomography imaging study

Aim: This study explored how body habitus in the paediatric population might potentially affect the use of one-third external anterior-posterior (APD) diameter when compared to age-appropriate absolute chest compression depth targets. It also explored how body habitus could potentially affect the re...

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Main Authors: Gene Yong-Kwang Ong, Aloysius Jian Feng Ang, Zhao Jin Chen, Yiong Huak Chan, Phua Hwee Tang, Elisabeth Sue Sheun Fong, Jun Yuan Tan, AmirZeb S.O. Aurangzeb, Jen Heng Pek, Ian Maconochie, Kee Chong Ng, Vinay Nadkarni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Resuscitation Plus
Subjects:
Paediatrics
Anthropometry
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Chest compressions
Computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666520422000029

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