A randomized controlled trial of efficacy and ST change following use of the Welch-Allyn MRL PIC biphasic waveform versus damped sine monophasic waveform for external DC cardioversion

Resuscitation

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-151

  Ambler, Jonathan J S ^a   Deakin, Charles D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Defibrillation; Electric countershock; Electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750171623     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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