Why chest compressions should start when systolic arterial blood pressure is below 50 mm Hg in the anaesthetised patient. Reply to Br J Anaesth 2020; 124: 234-8

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Aug;125(2):e217-e218. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.03.019. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Authors

Ankur Khandelwal¹, Gyaninder P Singh², Arvind Chaturvedi¹

Affiliations

¹ New Delhi, India.
² New Delhi, India. Electronic address: drsingh_gp@yahoo.co.in.

PMID: 32334810
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.03.019

No abstract available

Keywords: anaesthesia; arterial pressure; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; chest compression; hypotension; systolic blood pressure.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Arterial Pressure
Blood Pressure
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
Heart Arrest*
Humans
Pressure