Anesthesia consisted of continuous epidural injection of 2% mepivacaine (1120 mg. was
administered over three hours) combined with light general anesthesia using halothane …

Discussion The usual treatment of ventricular fibrilla¬ tion is a sharp blow over the heart,
artificial ventilation and external cardiac massage until the defibrillator is available, then …

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Ventricular fibrillation occurs as the terminal arrhythmia in approximately 50 per cent of
patients. 1 If ventricular fibrillation develops in hearts that are relatively normal, especially …

D uring the past few years there have been revolutionary developments in the techniques of
cardiac resuscitation. Paramount in these advancements has been the use of electrical …

Cardiac resuscitation in a 40 year old man with acute myocardial infarction who had a
sudden cardiac arrest in a physician's office is described. Successful external defibrillation …

The catastrophic problem of a patient with the heart in standstill or ventricular fibrillation is
likely to be met occasionally in the lifetime of any active surgeon. As is well known …

T HE SUCCESSFUL clinical treatment of ventricular fibrillation became a reality a little more
than a decade ago.' Up until then this serious arrhythmia was complacently accepted as …

Ventricular fibrillation is a frequent complication during the twenty-four hours after acute
coronary occlusion. This arrhythmia invariably results in death. A method for defibrillation of …

ARDIAC ARREST of more than a few minutes duration, occurring during anesthesia, is a
serious complication. With the best methods of treatment it usually results in death or …