- Abstract:
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The effects of prophylactic lidocaine hydrochloride on early ventricular fibrillation and death in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction were investigated in an overview of 14 randomized trials. During follow-up intervals of one to four hours in the trials of intramuscular lidocaine infusion (6961 patients) and 24 to 48 hours in the trials of intravenous lidocaine injection (2194 patients), a total of 103 cases of ventricular fibrillation and 137 deaths were recorded. Overall, a...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- JAMA
- Volume:
- 260
- Issue:
- 13
- Pages:
- 1910-1916
- Publication date:
- 1988-10-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1538-3598
- ISSN:
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0098-7484
- URN:
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uuid:68ab298f-7d5e-49a6-9e76-a7db1840c62f
- Source identifiers:
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35290
- Local pid:
- pubs:35290
- Copyright date:
- 1988
Journal article
Effects of prophylactic lidocaine in suspected acute myocardial infarction. An overview of results from the randomized, controlled trials.
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