Research Article

Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation Treated with Double Simultaneous Defibrillation: Pilot Study

Table 3

Comparisons of outcome between the DSiD-treated and conventionally treated groups.

DSiD (N = 17)No DSiD (N = 21) value

Survival to hospital admission, n (%)14 (82.4)6 (28.6)0.001
Survival to hospital discharge, n (%)7 (41.2)3 (14.3)0.078
Good neurologic outcome (CPC 1 or 2) at 12 months, n (%)5 (29.4)2 (9.5)0.207

CPC: cerebral performance category.