TY  - GEN
ID  - cogprints4192
UR  - http://cogprints.org/4192/
A1  - Martínez-Rubio, Antoni
A1  - Barón-Esquivias, Gonzalo
Y1  - 2004/07//
N2  - In-hospital cardiac arrest remains a major problem but new technologies allowing fully automatic external defibrillation are available. These technologies allow the concept of ?external therapeutic monitoring? of lethal arrhythmias. Since early defibrillation improves outcome by decreasing morbidity and mortality, the use of this device should improve the outcome of in-hospital cardiac arrest victims. Furthermore, the use of these devices could allow safe monitoring and treatment of patients at risk of cardiac arrest who not necessarily must be in conventional monitoring units (Intensive or Coronary Care Units) saving costs with a more meaningful use of resources. The capability to provide early defibrillation within any patient-care areas should be considered as an obligation (?standard of care?) of the modern hospital.

PB  - Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Group
KW  - cardiac arrest
KW  -  cost-effective
KW  -  defibrillation
KW  -  ventricular arrhythmias
KW  -  ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
TI  - The Automatic External Cardioverter-Defibrillator 


SP  - 114
AV  - public
EP  - 121
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