Table 3.
Errors and deviations from the American Heart Association (AHA) pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT) algorithm with respect to critical resuscitation endpoints.
| Critical resuscitation endpoint | AHA recommended dose | Guiding Pad app (n=13) | PALSa pocket cards (n=13) | ||||
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Dose, mean (SD) | 95% CI | Dose range | Dose, mean (SD) | 95% CI | Dose range |
| First defibrillation attempt (J/kg) | 2.00 | 2.00 (0) | 2.00-2.00 | 2.00-2.00 | 1.97 (0.76) | 1.51-2.43 | 0.60-4.00 |
| Second defibrillation attempt (J/kg) | 4.00 | 3.85 (0.55) | 3.51-4.18 | 2.00-4.00 | 3.62 (0.96) | 3.04-4.20 | 1.00-4.00 |
| Epinephrine 0.1 mg/mL (mL/kg) | 0.10 | 0.10 (0) | 0.10-0.10 | 0.10-0.10 | 0.09 (0.03) | 0.08-0.11 | 0.001-0.10 |
| Third defibrillation attempt (J/kg) | 4.00 | 4.15 (0.55) | 3.82-4.49 | 4.00-6.00 | 3.87 (1.57) | 2.92-4.82 | 0.52-6.00 |
| Amiodarone (mL/kg) | 0.10 | 0.10 (0) | 0.10-0.10 | 0.10-0.10 | 0.10 (0.01) | 0.10-0.10 | 0.10-0.14 |
| Fourth defibrillation attempt (J/kg) | 4.00 | 4.31 (1.11) | 3.64-4.98 | 4.00-8.00 | 5.45 (1.67) | 4.44-6.46 | 4.00-8.00 |
aPALS: pediatric advanced life support.