Resuscitation
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 153-160 , June 1998

Active compression–decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation in standing position over the patient (ACD-S), kneeling beside the patient (ACD-B), and standard CPR: comparison of physiological and efficacy parameters

  • Juan C Elvira

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Urgencias 061 INSALUD, Lope de Rueda 43, E-28009 Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Alejandro Lucı́a

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Investigación de la Escuela de Medicina del Deporte, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
    • Departamento de Ciencias Morfológicas y Fisiologı́a, Universidad Europea de Madrid, V. de Odón, E-28670 Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationPresent address: Escuela de Medicina del Deporte, Facultad de Medicina, Pabellón VI, 5 Planta, Universidad Complutense, E-28040 Madrid, Spain. Tel.: +34 1 3941367; fax: +34 1 3941366.
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  • José F De Las Heras

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Urgencias 061 INSALUD, Lope de Rueda 43, E-28009 Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Margarita Pérez

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Investigación de la Escuela de Medicina del Deporte, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
    • Departamento de Ciencias Morfológicas y Fisiologı́a, Universidad Europea de Madrid, V. de Odón, E-28670 Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Antonio J Alvarez

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Urgencias 061 INSALUD, Lope de Rueda 43, E-28009 Madrid, Spain
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  • Alfredo Carvajal

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Investigación de la Escuela de Medicina del Deporte, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Antonio López-Ochoa

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Urgencias 061 INSALUD, Lope de Rueda 43, E-28009 Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • José L Chicharro

      Affiliations

    • Centro Nacional de Investigación y Ciencas del Deporte (CNICD), Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD), E-28040 Madrid, Spain

Received 21 January 1998 ,Revised 7 April 1998 ,Accepted 15 April 1998.

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Resuscitation
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