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Effects of metronome use on cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality
Dikmen Caliskan1, Fikret Bildik2, Mehmet Ali Aslaner2, İsa Kılıçaslan2, Ayfer Keleş2, Ahmet Demircan2
1 Emergency Service, Antalya Kepez State Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
2 Department of Emergency, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Fikret Bildik,
Department of Emergency, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara
Turkey
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/2452-2473.309137
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OBJECTIVE: Whether the use of metronome affects the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the effect of metronome use on CPR quality.
METHODS: This was a prospective, simulation-based CPR manikin study. There were two phases: without and with metronome use. Chest compression was performed for 2 min, and three CPR quality criteria including chest compression depth, recoil, and rate were recorded with TrueCPR Feedback Device in both phases.
RESULTS: In all, 102 resident physicians were included. The achievement of optimal chest compression depth and complete recoil was better with metronome use than without (83% and 77% vs. 78% and 39%, P ≤ 0.001, respectively). Optimal chest compression rate was also reached with metronome use because the range of the compression rate was closer to the normal limits than those without metronome use (110 [interquartile range (IQR) 109–113] vs. 120 [IQR 109–129], P ≤ 0.001). Of all the participants, 70.6% stated that metronome use had a positive effect on their performance during the CPR application and 66.7% stated that they wished to use the metronome in their daily practice.
CONCLUSION: Using a metronome during simulation-based CPR improved the compression depth and recoil by fixing chest compression rate. We suggested that metronome should be used in CPR trainings of health-care professionals.
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