Cardiac Arrhythmias Requiring Electric Countershock during the Neonatal Period-A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In neonates, cardiac arrhythmias are rare. Electric countershock therapy is an effective alternative to drug therapy for neonatal arrhythmias. There are no randomized controlled studies investigating electric countershock therapy in neonates.

Objective

To identify all studies and publications describing electric countershock therapy (including defibrillation, cardioversion, and pacing) in newborn infants within 28 days after birth, and to provide a comprehensive review of this treatment modality and associated outcomes.

Methods

For this systematic review we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). All articles reporting electric countershock the

SUBMITTER: Oeffl N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10263252 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature