A high peak current 150-J fixed-energy defibrillation protocol treats recurrent ventricular fibrillation (VF) as effectively as initial VF

Resuscitation

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-33

  Hess, Erik P ^a   Russell, James K ^b   Liu, Ping Yu ^c   White, Roger D ^d  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator (AED); Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Defibrillation; Emergency medical services; Resuscitation; Return of spontaneous circulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 51749086122     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.04.028     Document Type: Article

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