Extend respiration to save many patients' lives

The results of the American scientists' study published in the September 4 issue of The Lancet show that in hospitals, only doctors need to extend breathing time for a few more minutes to create more opportunities. more to save lives of patients with heart disease.

Researchers led by Zachary Goldberger of the University of Washington in the United States conducted a detailed review of 64,000 patients from 435 American hospitals between 2000 and 2008.

The results showed that in hospitals, on average, doctors usually spend about 20 minutes trying to revive patients whose heart has stopped. Unexpectedly, the scientists found that if the doctors prolonged the duration of the patient's recovery longer (on average 25 minutes), the number of rescued patients was 12% higher than those of patients only. be given an emergency within 16 minutes.

Research shows that when prolonging the time to revive a patient's heart lasts longer, the patient's brain can avoid more injuries than those who are inhaled suddenly and too quickly.

According to statistics, in developed countries, 1-5 out of every 1,000 patients are diagnosed with cardiac arrest, of which up to 20% are saved.