During paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), patients may transition between pulseless electrical activity (PEA), asystole, ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia (VF/VT), and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). The aim of this study was to quantify the dynamic characteristics of this process.
Trond Nordseth, Dana E Niles, Trygve Eftestøl, Robert M Sutton, Unai Irusta, Benjamin S Abella, Robert A Berg, Vinay M Nadkarni, and Eirik Skogvoll.
Department of Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Services, St.Olav Hospital, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University ... more of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway. Electronic address: trond.nordseth@ntnu.no. less