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Editorial
. 2020 Mar;124(3):234-238.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.11.005. Epub 2019 Dec 10.

Why chest compressions should start when systolic arterial blood pressure is below 50 mm Hg in the anaesthetised patient

Nigel J N Harper  1 , Jerry P Nolan  2 , Jasmeet Soar  3 , Tim M Cook  4
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Why chest compressions should start when systolic arterial blood pressure is below 50 mm Hg in the anaesthetised patient

Nigel J N Harper et al. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Mar.
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Keywords: arterial blood pressure; capnopgraphy; cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; cerebral perfusion; chest compressions; hypotension; palpable pulse.

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