Defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Mohamed T AbuelazmAhmed GhanemBasant E KatameshAbdul Rhman HassanHassan AbdalshafyAmith Reddy SeriAhmed K AwadMohamed AbdelnabiBasel AbdelazeemPublished in: Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc (2023)
Double sequential external defibrillation and VCD were not associated with enhanced outcomes in patients with refractory VF out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, compared to SD. However, the current evidence is still inconclusive, warranting further large-scale RCTs.