RT  - Signa Vitae
ID  - 10.22514/SV51.092010.14
T1  - Ventricular Fibrillation Waveform Analysis during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
A1  - YONGQIN LI
A1  - WANCHUN TANG
K1  - cardiac arrest
K1  - ventricu-lar fibrillation
K1  - waveform analysis
K1  - prediction defibrillation success
K1  - effectiveness of chest compression
K1  - uninterrupted cardiopulmonary resuscitation
YR  - 2010
SP  - 63
AB  - <p>Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is the primary rhythm associated with cardiac arrest characterized as rapid, disorganized contrac-tions of the heart with complex electrocardiogram (ECG) patterns. Recent studies have reported that performing cardiopul-monary resuscitation (CPR) procedure prior to shock increases the survival rate especially especially when VF is untreated for more than 5 minutes. The waveform analysis is objective help in the choice of the right therapy (shock parameters, shock first or CPR first, drug administration). This analysis is a precondition of individually optimized defibrillation and contribute substantially to an increased quality of CPR and reduce delivery of failed rescue shock. Animal and clinical studies con-firmed that ventricular fibrillation waveform analysis contains information to reliably predict the countershock success rate and further improved countershock outcome prediction.</p>