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Table 2 Primary and secondary outcomes

From: Comparison of different mechanical chest compression devices in the alpine rescue setting: a randomized triple crossover experiment

Outcome

LUCAS 3

Corpuls CPR

Schiller EasyPulse

Δ LUCAS 3 vs Corpuls CPR (mean, 95% CI)

Δ LUCAS 3 vs Schiller EasyPulse (mean, 95% CI)

Δ Corpuls CPR vs Schiller EasyPulse (mean, 95% CI)

Performed work, mm (mean, SD)

65,877 (6163)

66,062 (2832)

40,177 (4396)

185 (−3346 – 3716)

25,700 (21,118 – 30,282)

25,885 (23,590 – 28,181)

Hands-off-fraction, % (SD)

3.7 (1.3)

2.9 (1.1)

2.9 (0.7)

−0.8 (−1.6–0.05)

0.8 (0.2–1.5)

0.1 (− 0.6–0.7)

Deep enough compressions, % (mean, SD)

98 (3)

94 (7)

7 (4)

−3 (− 6 – − 0.3)

90 (89–92)

87 (84–91)

Average compression depth, mm (mean, SD)

57 (2)

52 (1)

34 (4)

−5 (−6 – −4)

23 (21–25)

18 (17–20)

Average compression rate, bpm (mean, SD)

104 (2)

111 (1)

102 (2)

−7 (−6 – − 7)

1 (1–2)

8 (8–9)

Dislocation compression point, mm (mean, SD)

4 (2)

5 (3)

8 (6)

0.1 (−0.1–0.2)

−0.3 (− 0.7 – − 0.01)

−0.3 (− 0.6–0.1)

  1. CI: confidence interval, SD: standard deviation