Background Lidocaine and amiodarone are both included in the pediatric cardiac arrest
guidelines as treatments of shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular …

Aim To determine the association between amiodarone and lidocaine and outcomes in
children with cardiac arrest with pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT) and ventricular …

Objective: We performed a systematic review as part of the International Liaison Committee
on Resuscitation process to create a consensus on science statement regarding …

This 2018 American Heart Association focused update on pediatric advanced life support
guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care follows the …

Purpose The purpose of this systematic review is to provide up-to-date evidence on
effectiveness of antiarrhythmic drugs for shockable cardiac arrest to help inform the 2018 …

Background American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines
support the use of either amiodarone or lidocaine for cardiac arrest caused by ventricular …

Abstract This European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Guidelines for Resuscitation 2018
update is focused on the role of antiarrhythmic drugs during advanced life support for …

Introduction Although available studies have not demonstrated that antiarrhythmic drugs
could increase long-term survival or survival with favorable neurological outcome, some …

Background Terminating ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachyarrhythmia
(VT) is critical for successful resuscitation of patients with shockable cardiac arrest. In the …

The objective of this study was to compare the impact of amiodarone and lidocaine on
survival and neurological outcomes following cardiac arrest. A systematic review of …