Friday 28 October 2016

PED VF VT

Pediatric VF or VT
  • much less common than PEA or asystole
  • common etiologies:
    • infectious cardiomyopathies, congenital heart disease, WPW, channelopathies, electrolyte abnormalities
    • another specific pediatric entity: “asphyxia-associated VF” in foreign body aspirations, or drowning cases
  • outcomes after initial VF/VT rhythm are good (~25%)
  • 10% decrease in survival for each minute that VF/VT is not defibrillated

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