Why the study?
What are the survival outcomes and clinical course of patients following prehospital ventricular defibrillation?
Population
301 subjects with prehospital ventricular fibrillation detected by rescue units
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Mean 12.7 months for discharged patients
Authors
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Supports meaningful survival post-prehospital defibrillation; hypothesis-generating and requires validation in contemporary cohorts before guiding practice.
What are the survival outcomes and clinical course of patients following prehospital ventricular defibrillation?
Prehospital defibrillation for ventricular fibrillation can result in successful hospital discharge and meaningful long-term survival, though mortality and recurrence rates remain high.
Liberthson et al. (1974) studied this question.
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