Publications by authors named "Joshua K Walterscheid"
Background: Cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR) is reportedly superior to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) even though active ventilation is not initially provided. Understandably, concerns have been raised regarding the withholding of positive pressure ventilation (PPV) during CCR because of the longstanding belief that respiratory gas exchange is a critical action during resuscitation.
Objective: In this observational study, we sought to quantify the effect of prolonged untreated ventricular fibrillation (VF) on arterial pH, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO(2)), and partial pressure of oxygen (pO(2)) values in a swine model of witnessed cardiac arrest to begin exploring the validity of these concerns.
Background: Cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR) is reportedly superior to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for primary cardiac arrest in the prehospital setting. This study was done using a swine model of prolonged ventricular fibrillation (VF) to quantify the effect of the emergency medical services component of CCR with intraosseous access (CCR-IO) compared with standard CPR with intravenous access (CPR-IV) as it is typically performed during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) resuscitation in a prospective randomized fashion.
Methods: Fifty-three animals were instrumented under anesthesia and VF was electrically induced.
Objective: This study was done, using a swine model of prolonged ventricular fibrillation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, to determine the feasibility of inducing therapeutic hypothermia after successful resuscitation by giving an intraosseous infusion of iced saline.
Methods: This study was IACUC approved. Liter bags of normal saline, after being refrigerated for at least 24h, were placed in an ice filled cooler.