Quantitative CT assessment of lung injury after successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a porcine cardiac arrest model of different downtimes

Increasing numbers of patients suffering from cardiac arrest (CA) have achieved successful restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after early and effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (1,2). However, many studies have also shown that the total morbidity of lung injuries after CPR remains high, ranging from 21–97% (3,4)