Peripheral vs central circulation times during CPR: a pilot study.

G J Kuhn; B C White; R E Swetnam; J F Mumey; M F Rydesky; J E Tintinalli; R L Krome; P J Hoehner

doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(81)80308-3

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Peripheral vs central circulation times during CPR: a pilot study.

G J Kuhn·B C White·R E Swetnam·J F Mumey·M F Rydesky·J E Tintinalli·R L Krome·P J Hoehner

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The circulation time during closed chest cardiac compression was studied using Cardio-Green injected in either the right antecubital vein or right subclavian vein during CPR. Arterial blood was obtained from a right femoral arterial catheter at 30-second intervals for five minutes following injection. Six patients, in two groups, comprised the study population. The arterial sample for Cardio-Green after central venous injection revealed a high concentration of the dye at 30 seconds and an emerging second peak at five minutes. After peripheral injection, no peak concentration of the dye was achieved during the five-minute sampling method. Our preliminary study indicates reduced concentrations and significant delay in arrival of injected agents that are introduced at a peripheral intravenous site during closed chest compression.

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G J Kuhn, B C White, R E Swetnam, J F Mumey, M F Rydesky, J E Tintinalli, R L Krome, P J Hoehner. 1981. Peripheral vs central circulation times during CPR: a pilot study.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-0644(81)80308-3

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