Predictive Utility of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide on Defibrillation Success in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

Conclusions: An optimal defibrillation threshold EtCO2 of 27 and 32 mmHg was observed for patients with and without layperson CPR, respectively. Further studies are warranted to verify these results and to evaluate the clinical effect of delaying defibrillation in favor of chest compressions until these values are attained. PMID: 32986490 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Prehospital Emergency Care - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Prehosp Emerg Care Source Type: research