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Leslie A. Geddes, ME, PhD
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Regarding the Ralston introduction of interposed Abdominal Compression (IAC) CPR, she did her work in my lab in 1980; the paper appeared in 1982 [1]. In all cases, the ventricles were fibriliating. The paper by Coletti et al [2] was published in the same year, but OAC was used to assist the failing beating dog heart. We agree, OAC is a safe and useful method of assisting the circulation as was shown in our paper by the increasing coronary perfusion when compared in the SAME animal using standard chest-compression CPR.
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