Femoral Occlusion during Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Improves Outcomes in an Ovine Model of Perinatal Cardiac Arrest.

Femoral occlusion resulted in faster and higher incidence of ROSC, most likely due to attaining increased diastolic pressures, coronary and carotid flow. This is a low-tech intervention that can be easily adapted in resource limited settings, with the potential to improve survival and neurodevelopmental outcomes.