Double Defibrillation for Refractory In- and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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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 survival rates are limited.

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates whether DD improves outcomes among patients with refractory VF in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared with standard defibrillation.

METHODS: A literature search was conducted on July 20, 2019 using MEDLINE via PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. We gave all results as a pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Heterogeneity was assessed by calculating the I2 statistic and was deemed significant for a p value of < 0.10 or I2 ≥ 50%. The quality of evidence was evaluated according to Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) guidelines.

RESULTS: We included 27 records, of which 4 cohort studies totaling 1061 patients were included in the quantitative analysis. Of these, 20.5% (n = 217) received the intervention. DD had no effect on return of spontaneous circulation (OR 0.68; 95% CI 0.44-1.04; I2 = 41%, p = 0.08) (GRADE: Very low), survival to admission (OR 0.77; 95% CI 0.51-1.17; I2 = 18%, p = 0.22) (GRADE: Very low), or survival to discharge (OR 0.66; 95% CI 0.38-1.15; I2 = 0%, p = 0.14) (GRADE: Very low).

CONCLUSIONS: DD did not improve any outcomes of interest. Therefore, it is imperative that a well-designed study in this area be conducted. Ideally, conducting a randomized controlled trial in this population should be attempted to obtain a higher level of scientific evidence.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

Enthalten in:

The Journal of emergency medicine - 59(2020), 4 vom: 24. Okt., Seite 521-541

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Miraglia, Dennis [VerfasserIn]
Miguel, Lourdes A [VerfasserIn]
Alonso, Wilfredo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Double defibrillation
Double sequential defibrillation
Double simultaneous defibrillation
Dual defibrillation
In-hospital cardiac arrest
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Refractory ventricular fibrillation
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 23.06.2021

Date Revised 23.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.06.024

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313124922