Journal Club - Are We Compressing the Wrong Ventricle in Neonatal CPR?
The Incubator Channel · 23 Feb 2026 · 13 min
Summary
Ben and Daphna review an Archives of Disease in Childhood study examining which anatomical structures are compressed during neonatal chest compressions over the lower third of the sternum, suggesting the right ventricle and great veins rather than the left ventricle. They discuss the implications for cardiac pump versus thoracic pump theories and future resuscitation guidelines.
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