ResQ Trial/ACD Device

[kbrown]

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I was on an away rotation at Hennepin when I first encountered this research. For those unfamiliar, it's an "Active Compression Decompression" device designed to create a larger negative thoracic pressure during CPR, thus increasing preload, thus leading to greater perfusion to vital organs (coronary vasculature and brain), ultimately better outcomes in the short term. I have just started (will start on Monday) my first year of residency and would love to get be a part of this research. Unfortunately the only site involved in the study that's geographically near me is a "competing" hospital with it's own EM program/residents. Would it be completely inappropriate to attempt to make this my scholarly project and contact the institution across town to jump on board. I am ABSOLUTELY not interested in pi$$ing anyone off, I am just very interested in this area and want to learn/participate in data analysis/collection, whatever.

Any thoughts from anyone???

 

[DropkickMurphy]

Try contacting the company that makes the device and sponsors the research. If you can get into contact with the person at the company who is responsible for the research you might be able to arrange something that way. I'm not sure how politics work in EM residencies, so you might want to check with your PD first to make sure you don't step out of line.

 

[corpsmanUP]

Although not a multi-center trial, I am working on a research study with an upper level resident from my region but who is at a different program. I asked my PD about it and he actually said it would count as my research requirement/ scholarly project. Hope that helps some.

 

[kbrown]

Thanks all