BIPHASIC trial: A randomized comparison of fixed lower versus escalating higher energy levels for defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Circulation

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1511-1517

  Stiell, Ian G ^a   Walker, Robert G ^b   Nesbitt, Lisa P ^a   Chapman, Fred W ^b   Cousineau, Donna ^a   Christenson, James ^c   Bradford, Paul ^e   Sookram, Sunil ^f   Berringer, Ross ^d   Lank, Paula ^b   Wells, George A ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Medtronic Emergency Response Systems   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Vancouver Fire Department   (Canada)

^e Windsor Base Hospital   (Canada)

^f Emergency Medical Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Defibrillation; Fibrillation; Heart arrest; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 34247523716     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.648204     Document Type: Article

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