Kim Maureen L, Kim Soo G, Park David S, Gross Jay N, Ferrick Kevin J, Palma Eugen C, Fisher John D
Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Am J Cardiol. 2004 Dec 1;94(11):1438-40. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.07.149.
Success rates of cardioversion with a defibrillator using the truncated exponential biphasic waveform (with a maximum energy of 360 J) and a defibrillator using the rectilinear biphasic waveform (with a maximum energy of 200 J) were randomly compared in 145 patients. Success rates at 50, 100, 150, and 200 J were not significantly different, but 2 patients who did not achieve cardioversion after a 200-J maximum energy shock by the rectilinear device underwent successful cardioversion with a 360-J shock by the truncated exponential device after crossover.
