Abdomen is the second "home" of the heart
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4352.2019.04.002
- VernacularTitle:腹部是心脏的第二个"家"
- Author:
Zhixin JI
1
;
Yahua LIU
;
Lixiang WANG
Author Information
1. 解放军总医院卫勤部原为部队服务保健办公室
- Keywords:
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
Cardiac arrest;
Abdomen;
Heart
- From:
Chinese Critical Care Medicine
2019;31(4):390-392
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The heart locates in the chest. When the cardiac arrest is caused by various internal and external factors, it is necessary to establish an artificial circulation for the heart, including external compression. But when the integrity of the chest is destroyed, the "home" of the chest cannot effectively carry out high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The abdomen not only possesses 1/4 body blood volume, but also is the abdominal respiratory basis mainly through diaphragm. Through the "abdominal pump" mechanism, intrathoracic pressure is changed by moving the diaphragm up and down, and then exert the effect of indirect "chest pump", "heart pump" and "lung pump". So by using abdomen as the second "home", the purpose of establishing artificial circulation and respiration can be successfully achieved.
