Optimizing the timing of defibrillation: The role of ventricular fibrillation waveform analysis during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-210

  Li, Yongqin ^a   Tang, Wanchun ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Timing of defibrillation; Ventricular fibrillation; Waveform analysis

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CARDIOVERSION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT DURATION; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84863362925     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: 15578232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2011.10.013     Document Type: Review

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