1. A Survey Of Academic Neonatologists On Neonatal Cardioversion And Defibrillation
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Peter C. Dyke, Akshaya Vachharajani, Chaitanya Panchangam, and Adrienne Ohler
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Defibrillation ,medicine.medical_treatment ,education ,Electric countershock ,Cardioversion ,Ventricular tachycardia ,medicine.disease ,Neonatal Resuscitation Program ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Emergency medicine ,cardiovascular system ,Medicine ,cardiovascular diseases ,Human research ,business ,Cardioversions ,Atrial flutter - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Atrial flutter and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias are rare in neonates1. Atrial flutter may require cardioversion while ventricular tachycardia may deteriorate into pulseless cardiac arrest requiring defibrillation. Neonatologists are trained in Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) that does not include training on cardioversion or defibrillation. This study surveyed neonatologists on their experiences and comfort with cardioversions and defibrillation. METHODS: The project was approved by the human research protection office at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. We distributed an electronic survery …
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- 2021
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