Closed-Chest Cardiac Resuscitation
- 7 January 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 272 (1) , 1-6
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm196501072720101
Abstract
DURING the past four years the development of closed-chest cardiac massage has been a dramatic addition to the treatment of medical emergencies. Since the reintroduction of the closed-chest technic by Kouwenhoven et al.,1 in combination with artificial ventilation, it has been clearly demonstrated to be potentially lifesaving in the hands of a skilled physician. This procedure has virtually eliminated the need for opening the chest to provide artificial circulation in cases in which the heart has stopped. In a series of cases from the Johns Hopkins Hospital 138 episodes of cardiac arrest in 118 patients were treated with external cardiac . . .Keywords
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