• Am J Emerg Med · Dec 2017

    Case Reports

    Double sequential defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation.

    • Chady El Tawil, Sandra Mrad, and Basem F Khishfe.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut - Medical Center, Lebanon.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Dec 1; 35 (12): 1985.e3-1985.e4.

    AbstractA 54-year-old suffered from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Compressions were started within minutes and the patient was in refractory ventricular fibrillation despite multiple asynchronized shocks and maximal doses of antiarrhythmic agents. Double sequential defibrillation was attempted with successful Return Of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) after a total of 61min of cardiac arrest. The patient was discharged home neurologically intact. Double sequential defibrillation could be a simple effective approach to patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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