Use of the automatic external defibrillator in homes of survivors of out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation.
Am J Cardiol
; 63(7): 443-6, 1989 Feb 15.
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ABSTRACT
This 57-month study evaluated the use of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in the homes of high risk cardiac patients (survivors of out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation [VF]). The goal was to determine the utility of these devices by trained lay persons in actual cardiac arrest episodes. Ninety-seven survivors of out-of-hospital VF were enrolled in the study; 59 patients received AEDs, and 38 patients served as a control group. During the study period, 7 deaths occurred in the hospital without preceding out-of-hospital cardiac arrest or from noncardiac causes. There were 14 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, 10 in the AED group and 4 in the control group. There was 1 long-term survivor in the control group. In the AED group, among the 10 cardiac arrests for which the device was available, it was used in 6. Only 2 patients were in VF; 1 was resuscitated with residual neurologic deficits and survived several months. This study observed a small potential for AEDs to save high risk patients.
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Asunto principal:
Cardioversión Eléctrica
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Paro Cardíaco
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Atención Domiciliaria de Salud
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Am J Cardiol
Año:
1989
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