Outcomes After Ventricular Fibrillation Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Expanding the Chain of Survival T. Jared Bunch, MD, Stephen C. Hammill, MD, Roger D. White, MD Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 80, Issue 6, Pages 774-782 (June 2005) DOI: 10.4065/80.6.774 Copyright © 2005 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 A comparison of published ventricular fibrillation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival percentages in various US cities before (white bars) and after (black bars) an emergency medical services-based early defibrillation program was instituted. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2005 80, 774-782DOI: (10.4065/80.6.774) Copyright © 2005 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Early management strategy for ventricular fibrillation (VF) out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors after hospital admission to decrease early and long-term risk of recurrent sudden death. Asterisk indicates patients with persistent left ventricular dysfunction and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) reenter for consideration of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy via Multicenter Unsustained Tachycardia Trial (MUSTT) and Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial I (MADIT I) criteria. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2005 80, 774-782DOI: (10.4065/80.6.774) Copyright © 2005 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions