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Amiodarone as Compared with Lidocaine for Shock-Resistant Ventricular Fibrillation

2002; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 346; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa013029

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Paul Dorian, Dan Cass, Brian Schwartz, Richard Cooper, Robert Gelaznikas, Aiala Barr,

Tópico(s)

Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring

Resumo

Lidocaine has been the initial antiarrhythmic drug treatment recommended for patients with ventricular fibrillation that is resistant to conversion by defibrillator shocks. We performed a randomized trial comparing intravenous lidocaine with intravenous amiodarone as an adjunct to defibrillation in victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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