Might the Bainbridge reflex have a role in resuscitation when chest compression is combined with passive leg raising?

Resuscitation. 2014 Jan;85(1):e21. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.10.007. Epub 2013 Oct 21.

Authors

Youcef Azeli¹, María F Jiménez-Herrera², Antonia Ordonez-Campana³, Christer Axelsson⁴

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Medical System of Catalonia (SEM), Spain; Sant Joan University Hospital, Reus, Spain. Electronic address: youcefazeli@gmail.com.
² Nursing Department, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain; Emergency Medical System of Catalonia (SEM), Spain.
³ Sant Joan University Hospital, Reus, Spain.
⁴ University College of Borås, Borås, Sweden.

PMID: 24157632
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.10.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Leg*
Male
Movement
Reflex*
Thorax