Resuscitation
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Comparative Study
Automated external defibrillators and in-hospital cardiac arrest: patient survival and device performance at an Australian teaching hospital.
To evaluate the effect of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on patient survival and to describe the performance of AEDs after in-hospital cardiac arrest. ⋯ Availability of AEDs was not independently associated with hospital survival. Shockable presenting rhythms were not common and, in keeping with the manufacturer's specifications, the AEDs did not shock all potentially shockable rhythms. The hands-off time associated with automated rhythm management was considerable.
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The quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important factor in the outcome of cardiac arrest. Our objective was to compare outcomes following either immediate low-quality (LQ) CPR or delayed high-quality (HQ) CPR. We hypothesized that delayed HQ CPR will improve the outcomes of CPR in comparison to immediately performing LQ CPR. ⋯ The outcomes after immediate LQ CPR, were better than those after delayed HQ CPR in this rat model of cardiac arrest and resuscitation.