A study conducted at the University Hospital in Innsbruck, Austria, has monitored blood flow and perfusion, among other parameters, during resuscitation of pigs. The recorded data shows that it is possible to clearly see how blood flow dries up during cardiac arrest and how resuscitation measures act to restart blood flow. In the future, the cosinuss° monitoring solution could support resuscitation by making the effect of the measures visible. Medical personnel will be able to receive reliable feedback on the efficiency of the reanimation and the patient’s condition during the process.
Fig. 1: Plots of PPG, SpO2 and heart rate curves may allow conclusions about changes in blood flow to the brain during resuscitation.
After more thorough tests, it could be even possible to set up a reanimation register with data about the efficiency of the reanimation process. Based on the gathered data it could be possible to improve resuscitation efforts and create the opportunity to save more lives.