Clinical Context

Peer-reviewed veterinary literature continues to shape everyday decision-making for production animal practice, especially when new evidence clarifies diagnosis, treatment selection, monitoring, or clinical outcomes.

What the Study Evaluated

A study published in Shock (Augusta, Ga.) in 2026 evaluated effects of Different Ventilation Rates on Resuscitation in a Porcine Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest Model..

Key Findings

We tested the a priori hypothesis that a ventilation rate of 20 breaths per minute (bpm) is noninferior to 10 and 5 bpm with respect to resuscitation outcomes and physiology following advanced airway placement in a porcine ventricular fibrillation (VF) cardiac arrest model. Twenty-four pigs underwent 4 minutes of untreated VF and 4 minutes of chest compressions without ventilation. Animals were randomized to 5, 10, or 20 bpm…