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Review: active compression-decompression CPR has no benefit over standard resuscitation for cardiac arrest

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.7.4.112

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    Lafuente-Lafuente C, Melero-Bascones M. Active chest compression-decompression for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004;(2):CD002751.

    Q What is the effectiveness and safety of active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACDR CPR) compared with standard manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (STR) for cardiac arrest?

    METHODS

    Embedded ImageData sources:

    Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (issue 4, 2003), Medline (to January 2004), and EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (to January 2004); reference lists of retrieved articles; experts in the field; and a manufacturer of ACDR CPR devices.

    Embedded ImageStudy selection and assessment:

    published and unpublished randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-randomised controlled trials in any language that compared ACDR CPR with STR performed by a trained medical or paramedical team in adults (>16 y of age) in cardiac arrest. 2 reviewers independently assessed the quality of individual studies (ie, adequacy of allocation concealment).

    Embedded ImageOutcomes:

    immediate mortality (spontaneous circulation not recovered); mortality to hospital discharge; …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr C Lafuente-Lafuente, Service de Médecine Interne A, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France. c.lafuentenodo3.net

    • Source of funding: no external funding.