Ventricular Fibrillation Scaling Exponent Can Guide Timing of Defibrillation and Other Therapies
- 24 February 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 109 (7) , 926-931
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000112606.41127.d2
Abstract
Background— The scaling exponent (ScE) of the ventricular fibrillation (VF) waveform correlates with duration of VF and predicts defibrillation outcome. We compared 4 therapeutic approaches to the treatment of VF of various durations.Keywords
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