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This week we discuss the ED management of cardiac arrest with VFib and pulseless VTach.
Take Home Points
Additional Reading
Core EM: Ventricular Tachycardia
Core EM: A Simplified Approach to Tachydysrhythmias
Core EM: Amiodarone, Lidocaine or Placebo in OHCA
emDocs.net: Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest
REBEL EM: Beyond ACLS: Pre-Charging the Defibrillator
ACLS VFib and VTach Algorithm
References
Driver BE et al. Use of esmolol after failure of standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation to treat patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation 2014; 85(10): 1337-41. PMID: 25033747
Kudenchuk PJ et al. Amiodarone, Lidocaine, or Placebo in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. NEJM. 2016; PMID: 27043165
Laina A et al. Amiodarone and Cardiac Arrest: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Cardiol 2016; 221: 780-8. PMID: 27434349
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This week we discuss the ED management of cardiac arrest with VFib and pulseless VTach.
Take Home Points
Additional Reading
Core EM: Ventricular Tachycardia
Core EM: A Simplified Approach to Tachydysrhythmias
Core EM: Amiodarone, Lidocaine or Placebo in OHCA
emDocs.net: Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest
REBEL EM: Beyond ACLS: Pre-Charging the Defibrillator
ACLS VFib and VTach Algorithm
References
Driver BE et al. Use of esmolol after failure of standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation to treat patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation 2014; 85(10): 1337-41. PMID: 25033747
Kudenchuk PJ et al. Amiodarone, Lidocaine, or Placebo in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. NEJM. 2016; PMID: 27043165
Laina A et al. Amiodarone and Cardiac Arrest: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Cardiol 2016; 221: 780-8. PMID: 27434349
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