Manual versus mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation complications after successful resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

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Authors

Connie Chen, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Jacob Keeley, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Julian Sit, Corewell Health East
Robert Swor, Corewell Health East

Description

Over 300,000 people in the United States annually suffer from an out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA); 90% of cases are fatal.1

EMS-treated OHCA approximately has a 30% rate of Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC), but not all survive to hospital admission or discharge.2

Quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provides vital organ reperfusion until cardiac activity can be restored.

Mechanical CPR is increasingly being used for field OHCA care. It is most often performed by the Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System (LUCAS) device, a piston chest compressor which incorporates a mechanism for active chest recoil.

Benefits of mechanical CPR:

• Uninterrupted chest compressions at a more consistent rate.3

• Allows CPR to be performed while moving patients.

• Frees healthcare personnel’s hands to focus on other aspects of emergency care.

Publication Date

5-2025

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine

Recommended Citation

Chen C, Keeley J, Sit J, Swor R. Manual versus mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation complications after successful resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2025 May; Rochester Hills, MI.

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The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May, 2025.