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Editorial
. 2021 Jun 15;12(6):4533-4535.
doi: 10.19102/icrm.2021.120607. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Association Between Pad Placement and the Return of Spontaneous Circulation for Defibrillation During Ventricular Fibrillation: A Systematic Review

David Paré  1 , Julien Blais L'Écuyer  1 , Éric Mercier  2
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Editorial

Association Between Pad Placement and the Return of Spontaneous Circulation for Defibrillation During Ventricular Fibrillation: A Systematic Review

David Paré et al. J Innov Card Rhythm Manag. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac arrest; defibrillation; pad placement; return of spontaneous circulation; ventricular fibrillation.

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The author reports no conflicts of interest for the published content.

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