Omission of defibrillation testing did not significantly affect mortality or shock efficacy in most recipients of ...

Despite advances in defibrillation technology, shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation remains common during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Double sequential external defibrillation (DSED; rapid ...

Delayed defibrillation was also associated with a significantly lower likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation (adjusted odds ratio, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.49 to 0.62; P<0.001) and survival at 24 ...

A few nurses in hospital will be trained in manual defibrillation, for example coronary care nurses with advanced ECG interpretation skills. The following “general principles procedure” for manual ...

Prompt defibrillation can achieve survival rates as high as 75%, while the chances of successful defibrillation decline by around 10% with each minute of delay (Nolan et al, 2010; Waalewijn et al, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate have launched a last-ditch effort to prevent his Aug. 5 ...

BOSTON — An investigative small-diameter defibrillation lead for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators has exceeded its safety and efficacy expectations in a pivotal clinical trial. The LEADR ...

Defibrillation devices can save lives using 1,000 times less electricity An optimized model could further reduce the energy needed, decrease pain and tissue damage Date: November 5, 2024 ...

CPR, defibrillation, heart tumor removal—and a surgeon who pioneered them all Claude Beck It was 1947, and Beck—the first professor of cardiovascular surgery not just at Western Reserve University ...