Efficacy of distinct energy delivery protocols comparing two biphasic defibrillators for cardiac arrest.
Am J Cardiol
; 94(3): 378-80, 2004 Aug 01.
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| ID: mdl-15276112
ABSTRACT
Limited data have been published on the use of external defibrillators that deliver impedance compensated biphasic (ICB) waveforms in patients. We compared 2 ICB defibrillators, the Heartstream XL (150-150-150 J protocol) and Heartsine Samaritan (100-150-200 J protocol) in 78 consecutive patients in cardiac arrest. The performance of the 2 devices over the first 2 shocks was statistically equivalent. By the third shock, the Heartsine Samaritan had significantly better performance in removing ventricular fibrillation (p = 0.029). Energy selection for ICB waveforms requires further validation.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fibrilación Ventricular
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Cardioversión Eléctrica
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Paro Cardíaco
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Cardiol
Año:
2004
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Article