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Comment
. 2016 Aug;8(8):E791-3.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.06.59.

Amiodarone and lidocaine for shock refractory ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: are they really effective?

Kazuhiro Sugiyama  1 , Masahiro Kashiura  1 , Yuichi Hamabe  1
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Amiodarone and lidocaine for shock refractory ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: are they really effective?

Kazuhiro Sugiyama et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Aug.
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  • Amiodarone, Lidocaine, or Placebo in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
    Kudenchuk PJ, Brown SP, Daya M, Rea T, Nichol G, Morrison LJ, Leroux B, Vaillancourt C, Wittwer L, Callaway CW, Christenson J, Egan D, Ornato JP, Weisfeldt ML, Stiell IG, Idris AH, Aufderheide TP, Dunford JV, Colella MR, Vilke GM, Brienza AM, Desvigne-Nickens P, Gray PC, Gray R, Seals N, Straight R, Dorian P; Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Investigators. Kudenchuk PJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 May 5;374(18):1711-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1514204. Epub 2016 Apr 4. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 27043165 Clinical Trial.

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