Difficulty ventilating while performing chest compressions during CPRhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/31749/difficulty-ventilating-while-performing-chest-compressions-during-cpr As the title says really... Are you ever performing CPR and you’re ventilating and the force of the person doing the chest compressions is actually making it difficult for you to ventilate efficiently? It feels like as you’re trying to raise the chesten-USTelligent Community 10RE: Difficulty ventilating while performing chest compressions during CPRhttps://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/175120?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 20 Aug 2019 22:16:14 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:9d0d957f-a49c-43b2-9c32-30a90212f56dJames Colver Cert. Ed, RVN<p>Do you have a capnograph? If so, you can aim for ETCO2 of &gt;16mmHg in dogs, and &gt;20mmHg in cats (AVECC Recover guidelines) as you perform your compressions. &nbsp;</p> <p>If you can reach these figures, your patient has a far greater chance of survival, and it indicates that your compressions are adequate.</p> <p>It may be that however hard you try, you cannot achieve these figures, in which case it&#39;s a prognostic indicator, and despite your best efforts, patient is not likely to make it.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>