Becoming Familiar with Synchronized Cardioversion | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2019年7月12日—Synchronizedcardioversioninvolvesthedeliveryofalow-energyshockwhichistimedorsynchronizedtobedeliveredataspecificpointinthe ...

Between 370,000 and 750,000 American patients suffer in-hospital cardiac arrest with attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation each year.9 In this population, the only rhythm-specific therapy proven to increase survival to hospital discharge is timely defibrillation.2 Timely defibrillation is the only rhythm-specific therapy proven to increase survival to hospital discharge following cardiac arrest secondary to ventricular tachyarrhythmia.9 For certain types of cardiac arrhythmias, synchronized cardioversion can be an effective treatment.

What is the difference between cardioversion and defibrillation? Synchronized cardioversion involves the delivery of a low-energy shock which is timed or synchronized to be delivered at a specific point in the QRS complex...