Mechanical versus manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): an umbrella review of contemporary systematic reviews and more.
Ayman El-MenyarMashhood NaduvilekandySandro RizoliSalvatore Di SommaBasar CanderSagar GalwankarFatimah LateefMohamed Alwi Abdul RahmanPrabath NanayakkaraHassan Al-ThaniPublished in: Critical care (London, England) (2024)
Given the significant heterogeneity and methodological limitations of the included studies and SRs, our findings do not provide definitive evidence to support the superiority of mechanical CPR over manual CPR. However, mechanical CPR can serve better where high-quality manual CPR cannot be performed in selected situations.