Double sequential defibrillation for out-of-hospital refractory ventricular fibrillation: A scoping review

Miraglia, Dennis; Miguel, Lourdes A.; Alonso, Wilfredo; Ayala, Jonathan E.

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2019.12.047

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“…Among patients with OHCA, over 20% present with a shockable rhythm, such as VF/pVT [ 3 , 5 ]. VF/pVT is associated with higher survival and predicts neurologically intact survival compared with non-shockable cardiac arrest rhythms (pulseless electrical activity and asystole) [ 6 ]. A subset of these patients are still not successfully resuscitated by standard ACLS care and remain in VF/pVT, with an incidence ranging from 2% to 28% [ 3 ].…”

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Combination of Multidisciplinary Therapies Successfully Treated Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmia in a STEMI Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

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Kao

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Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is a life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia that can lead to loss of cardiac function and sudden cardiac death. The most common cause of VF is ischemic cardiomyopathy, especially in the context of an acute coronary event. Prompt treatment with resuscitation and defibrillation can be lifesaving. Refractory VF, or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT), refers to cases that do not respond to traditional advanced cardiac life-support (ACLS) measures, and it has a low survival rate. Some new life-saving interventions and novel techniques have been proposed as viable treatment options for patients presenting with refractory VF/pVT out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; these include extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), esmolol, stellate ganglion block (SGB), and double sequential defibrillation (DSD). Recently, DSD has been discussed and used more frequently, but its survival rate is still not promising. We report a case of refractory VF caused by acute myocardial infarction that was treated with ACLS, DSD, ECMO, and cardiac catheterization in sequence, with a successful outcome.

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“…Refractory VF/pVT is defined as persistent dysrhythmia despite ACLS and at least three consecutive standard defibrillation (SD) attempts [ 4 ]. The annual incidence of refractory VF can be up to 0.6 cases per 100,000 people, and its mortality can be as high as 97% [ 6 ].…”

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Combination of Multidisciplinary Therapies Successfully Treated Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmia in a STEMI Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

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Kao

et al. 2022

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A review of pre-hospital case series among those with time to double external defibrillation and neurologic outcomes

Miraglia

Alonso

2020

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Time to first defibrillation and survival outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with refractory ventricular fibrillation

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Park

et al. 2021

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Double sequential defibrillation for out-of-hospital refractory ventricular fibrillation: A scoping review

Cited by 8 publications

References 35 publications

Combination of Multidisciplinary Therapies Successfully Treated Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmia in a STEMI Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

Combination of Multidisciplinary Therapies Successfully Treated Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmia in a STEMI Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

A review of pre-hospital case series among those with time to double external defibrillation and neurologic outcomes

Time to first defibrillation and survival outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with refractory ventricular fibrillation

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