Retrospective multicentre study on management of supraventricular tachycardia in prehospital setting.
Supraventricular tachycardia in prehospital setting may be managed with adenosine administration or with synchronised electrical cardioversion and there's no clear advantage between the two, even if international guidelines suggests to practice drug-first method.This study aims to evaluate any difference in outcomes and efficacy of the two methods and possible adverse effects of both.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,234
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale
Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Agenzia Regionale Emergenza Urgenza (AREU), Dipartimento di Emergenza e Accettazione, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Milan, Italy, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
Novara, Italy, Italy
Efficacy of adenosine versus electric cardioversion in obtaining successful cardioversion of PSVT
absolute numbers and relative percentages of successful prehospital cardioversions obtained with the two techniques
Time frame: Prehospital EMS assistance time
diagnostic accuracy for supraventricular tachycardia of the emergency medical service personnel
Sensitivity for PSVT of the EMS personnel
Time frame: Prehospital EMS assistance time
adverse events
incidence of predefined serious adverse events (SAE) between the two groups
Time frame: Prehospital EMS assistance time
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