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Guest Author. Dual External Defibrillation: Close, but Not Touching by Mark Ramzy. EMCrit Blog. Published on July 3, 2019. Accessed on March 28th 2024. Available at [https://emcrit.org/emcrit/double-defibrillation/ ].
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Greetings from Twin City, Dr. Ramzy!
Quick question, is there data showing a difference in outcomes from altering the defibrillation energy vector versus the outcomes of DED? I suspect that some of the benefit is simply from utilizing an alternate vector in refractory shockable rhythms.
Dominick, great to hear from you and thanks for reading the post! At the current moment there’s no data however, there is actually an active RCT going on right now out of the University of Toronto (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03249948) looking at three arms: Vector (ie. Pad placement), Sequential and Standard Therapy.
Hi I`m David From Chile.
I have reed some interesting articles and opinions about DESD, it seems to be an effective alternative for refractory VF.
Do you have a protocol that may help to understand how to perform DESD in a OHCA.
Thanks