Changes in the frequency spectrum, the P-P interval, and the bispectral index during ventricular fibrillation are physiologic indicators of ventricular fibrillation duration

• Published in: Journal of electrocardiology Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 527 - 533
• Main Authors: Di Maio, Rebecca, PhD, Allen, John D., MD, Navarro, Cesar, PhD, Darragh, Karen, MD, Anderson, John M.C., PhD, Adgey, A.A. Jennifer, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2009; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Algorithms; Animals; Atrial ECG; Bispectral index; Cardiovascular; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted - methods; Electrocardiography - methods; Heart Rate; P wave; P-P interval; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Swine; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular Fibrillation - diagnosis; Bispectral index; P-P interval; Atrial ECG; P wave; Ventricular fibrillation

Abstract The 3-phase time-sensitive model by Weisfeldt and Becker in 2002 has resulted in a redirection of efforts toward developing treatment algorithms specific to each phase of cardiac arrest. In this study, a number of physiologic indicators of ventricular fibrillation (VF) duration were investi...