Injury characteristics and hemodynamics associated with guideline-compliant CPR in a pediatric porcine cardiac arrest model

Guidelines for depth of chest compressions in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are based on sparse evidence.We sought to evaluate the performance of the two most widely recommended chest compression depth levels for pediatric CPR (1.5 in. and 1/3 the anterior-posterior diameter- APd) in a controlled swine model of asphyxial cardiac arrest.We executed a 2-group, randomized laboratory study with an adaptive design allowing early...