Double external defibrillation for shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest: A step towards standardization

D Miraglia, M Ramzy - The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Double (or dual) external defibrillation (DED) has increasingly been used in the last few
years by a number of emergency medical services (EMS) as a last resort to terminate …

Successful resuscitation from refractory ventricular fibrillation by BLS providers employing double sequential external defibrillation: a case report

J Laird, C Costa-Arbulu, M Marighetto… - Prehospital …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Double sequential external defibrillation (DSED) is a novel treatment option for cardiac
arrest patients in refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF). There is limited research, however …

Double sequential external defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Delorenzo, Z Nehme, J Yates, S Bernard, K Smith - Resuscitation, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Double sequential external defibrillation (DSED) is a novel intervention which
has shown potential in the management of refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF). This review …

Make it two: a case report of dual sequential external defibrillation

CR Bell, A Szulewski, SC Brooks - Canadian Journal of Emergency …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Dual sequential external defibrillation (DSED) is the process of near simultaneous discharge
of two defibrillators with differing pad placement to terminate refractory arrhythmias …

Double sequential external defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation

S Cheskes, S McLeod, DC Scales - Intensive Care Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Sudden cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of death in industrialized nations, resulting
in more than 700,000 deaths in Europe and the United States of America (USA) annually …

The controversial role of dual sequential defibrillation in shockable cardiac arrest

A Pourmand, J Galvis, D Yamane - The American journal of emergency …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In the United States, over 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the
hospital and 209,000 occur in the hospital. Shockable rhythms such as ventricular fibrillation …

Dual defibrillation is highly variable: an analysis of pulse interval delivered in dual defibrillation

RJ Hamilton, M Ramzy, J Teufel, G Laub… - Prehospital …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Dual defibrillation (DD) is a technique where two external defibrillators are
applied with two different pad configurations and discharged to treat refractory ventricular …

Double (dual) sequential defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest: a systematic review

CD Deakin, P Morley, J Soar, IR Drennan - Resuscitation, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Cardiac arrests associated with shockable rhythms such as ventricular
fibrillation or pulseless VT (VF/pVT) are associated with improved outcomes from cardiac …

[HTML][HTML] Double defibrillation

M Ramzy, PG Hughes - 2019 - europepmc.org
Double external defibrillation (DED) is the application and administration of transthoracic
electrical currents from two defibrillator devices to a single patient experiencing a single type …

Double defibrillation for refractory in-and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Miraglia, LA Miguel, W Alonso - The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Double/dual defibrillation (DD) has been proposed as an alternative treatment
for refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF). This topic has been poorly researched and data on …