A Multicenter Randomized Trial to Evaluate a Chemical-first or Electrical-first Cardioversion Strategy for Patients With Uncomplicated Acute Atrial Fibrillation.

CONCLUSION: In uncomplicated ED AF patients managed with rhythm control, chemical-first and electrical-first strategies both appear to be successful and well tolerated; however, an electrical-first strategy results in a significantly shorter ED LOS. PMID: 31423687 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31423687?dopt=Abstract

Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - August 18, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Scheuermeyer FX, Andolfatto G, Christenson J, Villa-Roel C, Rowe B Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research