Comparison on the Efficacy of a Monophasic

Comparison on the Efficacy of a Monophasic, Manually Operated Defibrillator to That of a Biphasic Automatic External Defibrillator in the Hospital Setting.

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00472498

Acronym

AED

Enrollment

Registered

2007-05-11

Start date

2005-06-30

Completion date

2007-02-28

Last updated

2013-09-27

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Conditions

Cardiac Arrest

Keywords

Cardiac Arrest, Biphasic Defibrillator

Brief summary

Detailed description

The central purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest while hospitalized at the VA and were resuscitated after biphasic defibrillators were implemented in 2001 to clinical outcomes of patients who suffered cardiac arrest before 2001. This study will retrospectively collect and analyze clinical data related to the Atlanta VA Medical Center, a member of the National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, to assess clinical parameters in cardiac arrest survivors. This study focuses on collecting data retrospectively in regard to cardiac arrest patients to discern what factors are playing a role in patient survival after cardiac arrest. Such data will help hospitals and physicians to improve quality of care in patients at risk for cardiac arrest as well as to implement strategies to reduce such events or improve management of these high-risk patients in order to save lives.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Clinical outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest while hospitalized and were resuscitated after biphasic defibrillators were implemented in 2001 to clinical outcomes of patients who suffered cardiac arrest before 2001.

Exclusion criteria

Biphasic defibrillators were implemented Cardiac arrest before 2001

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
s who suffered a cardiac arrest while hospitalized at the VA and were resuscitated	Information on patients who suffered cardiac arrest before 2001

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
This study is observational.	Comparison before and after 2001

Outcome results