A randomised controlled trial of the effect of biphasic or monophasic waveform on the incidence and severity of cutaneous burns following external direct current cardioversion.

Ambler, Jonathan J S

A randomised controlled trial of the effect of biphasic or monophasic waveform on the incidence and severity of cutaneous burns following external direct current cardioversion. [electronic resource] - Resuscitation Dec 2006 - 293-300 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0300-9572

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.04.014 doi


Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Atrial Fibrillation--therapy
Atrial Flutter--therapy
Burns, Electric--epidemiology
Defibrillators--adverse effects
Double-Blind Method
Electric Countershock--adverse effects
England
Erythema--etiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Pain--etiology
Pain Measurement
Pain Threshold
Prospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Skin--injuries
Skin Temperature
Time Factors