Research Article

Impact of Application of Multifunction Electrode (MFE) Pads on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality

Table 2

Time of consecutive applications of defibrillations.

No.Group MFEGroup C value

1st defibrillation39.0 ± 10.6 (100)50.4 ± 16.8 (100)<0.001
2nd defibrillation166.6 ± 23.0 (100)179.8 ± 28.1 (100)0.011
3rd defibrillation290.2 ± 24.0 (100)313.1 ± 39.6 (100)0.001
4th defibrillation413.3 ± 25.1 (100)440.9 ± 49.1 (100)0.001
5th defibrillation535.9 ± 24.5 (100)535.1 ± 63.0 (86)0.785

Data are expressed as mean with standard deviation (sd); number of analysed defibrillations. C = control; MFE = multifunction electrode.