Saving newborn lives: A new CPR technique
- georgschmoelzer
- Sep 18
- 1 min read
Shrieya Praveen
2025 WCHRI Summer Student
Saving newborn lives: A new CPR technique
Shrieya Praveen’s research focuses on improving resuscitation for newborns suffering from oxygen deprivation at birth. She helped test a new, more effective CPR technique called chest compression with synchronized ventilation (CCSV) to improve survival and reduce long-term brain injury.
CCSV delivers a breath with every chest compression, to keep the lungs open, improve oxygen delivery and speed up the return of the heart’s normal function. Praveen’s project used an animal model to compare CCSV to the standard neonatal CPR method.
“Something that surprised me in my research journey was realizing and learning all of the physiological nuances and complexities associated with resuscitation, CPR and neonatal respiratory health.”
Goals:
Compare the effectiveness of CCSV to the standard CPR 3:1 compression-to-ventilation ratio method in an animal model.
Measure the time needed to restore the heart’s normal function.
Evaluate CCSV’s ability to improve oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
Potential impact: By proving CCSV’s effectiveness, this research could provide critical evidence for updating global neonatal resuscitation guidelines. This could lead to a significant reduction in newborn deaths and long-term brain injuries from oxygen deprivation at birth.
Supervisor: Georg Schmӧlzer, Professor, Department of Pediatrics; Director of the Centre for the Studies of Asphyxia and Resuscitation (CSAR)
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