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Published in final edited form as: Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2009 Feb 18;2(2):179–184. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.108.824862

Table 2.

Resuscitation Outcome

Outcome	Shock first (N=13)	Pre-shock CPR(N=13)	P value
Termination of VF with first shock	11	6	0.097
ROSC, first shocks	0	1	1.0
ROSC, first shocks plus 3 min CC	5	1	0.160
Any ROSC	11	9	0.645
24 hour survival	8	3	0.111
Good Neuro	8	1	0.011

VF, ventricular fibrillation; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ROSC, first shocks, return of spontaneous circulation after the first set of shocks; ROSC, first set of shocks plus 3 min CC, ROSC with the first set of shocks with up to 3 minutes of post shock chest compressions; any ROSC – return of spontaneous circulation after completion of resuscitation protocol; Good Neuro – neurological class I or 2 after 24 hours.