Anticipatory manual defibrillator charging during advanced life support: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some resuscitation services advocate or teach routine manual defibrillator charging prior to a rhythm check during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Objectives

We aimed to review the evidence for anticipatory defibrillator charging compared with charging after a shockable rhythm is confirmed.

Methods

This scoping review was performed according to a specific methodological framework and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. Grey literature was also reviewed using similar methodology and included in the results.

Results

There are no randomized clinical trials studying anticipatory manual defibrillator charging. The limited available data does not address critical or important patient outcomes

SUBMITTER: Otto Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8244298 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature