Performance of a rectilinear biphasic waveform in defibrillation of presenting and recurrent ventricular fibrillation: A prospective multicenter study

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 685-689

  Hess, Erik P ^a   Agarwal, Dipti ^a   Myers, Lucas A ^b   Atkinson, Elizabeth J ^a   White, Roger D ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Defibrillation; Emergency medical services; Resuscitation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; VASOPRESSIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTILINEAR BIPHASIC WAVEFORM; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK WAVE; SURVIVAL;

AGED; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 79956120749     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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