Figure 1From: Load-distributing band improves ventilation and hemodynamics during resuscitation in a porcine model of prolonged cardiac arrestIncrease in dead space after 1 h of restore of spontaneous circulation. Dead space increased significantly within each treatment group, most dramatically in the M-CPR group. The increasing of dead space in each group was found significantly differ from each other (all p < 0.01). CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; A-CPR: load-distributing band 30:2 CPR; C-CPR: continuous load-distributing band CPR without rescue breathing; V-CPR: continuous load-distributing band CPR with continuous rescue breathing; M-CPR: manual 30:2 CPR; ROSC: restoration of spontaneous circulation.Back to article page