TY - JOUR
T1 - Defibrillation and biphasic shocks
T2 - Implications for perianesthesia nursing
AU - Graham-Garcia, Judy
AU - Heath, Janie
AU - Andrews, Jeannette
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - Cardiac arrests, the majority of which are due to ventricular fibrillation (VF), are a significant threat to survival. The definitive therapy for cardiac arrests due to VF is rapid, early defibrillation. There have been several advances made to modern defibrillators to electively or emergently terminate lethal and nonlethal arrhythmias through external defibrillation. The most recent improvement is in the efficacy of the delivered shock. Biphasic shock waveforms have been shown to be superior to monophasic shocks and are recognized in the current Advanced Cardiac Life Support guidelines by the American Heart Association. Because hospitals are increasingly replacing older models of monophasic capability defibrillators with the newer biphasic capability models, it will be essential for perianesthesia nurses to understand the principles of biphasic technology.
AB - Cardiac arrests, the majority of which are due to ventricular fibrillation (VF), are a significant threat to survival. The definitive therapy for cardiac arrests due to VF is rapid, early defibrillation. There have been several advances made to modern defibrillators to electively or emergently terminate lethal and nonlethal arrhythmias through external defibrillation. The most recent improvement is in the efficacy of the delivered shock. Biphasic shock waveforms have been shown to be superior to monophasic shocks and are recognized in the current Advanced Cardiac Life Support guidelines by the American Heart Association. Because hospitals are increasingly replacing older models of monophasic capability defibrillators with the newer biphasic capability models, it will be essential for perianesthesia nurses to understand the principles of biphasic technology.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jopan.2004.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jopan.2004.11.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 15688332
AN - SCOPUS:15944403548
SN - 1089-9472
VL - 20
SP - 23
EP - 34
JO - Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing
JF - Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing
IS - 1
ER -