Why the study?
Does current-based defibrillation provide a more invariant threshold compared to energy-based defibrillation in a canine model with altered transthoracic impedance?
Population
Mongrel dogs weighing 16 to 24 kg
Comparison
Current-based defibrillation vs Energy-based and voltage-based defibrillation
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Current-based thresholds may prove impedance-independent in canines; leaves open translation to clinical defibrillation.
Does current-based defibrillation provide a more invariant threshold compared to energy-based defibrillation in a canine model with altered transthoracic impedance?
Redefining defibrillation threshold in terms of peak current rather than energy provides a superior, impedance-independent method of defibrillation.
Lerman et al. (1987) studied this question.
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