Tag: Pulseless Electrical Activity

REBEL Cast Ep 54: What the Heck is Pseudo-PEA?

by Salim Rezaie posted June 27, 2018 No Comments

Background: Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is an organized electrical activity without a palpable pulse. 1/3 of cardiac arrest cases will be pulseless electrical activity and the overall prognosis of these patients is worse than patients who have shockable rhythms (ventricular fibrillation ...

Resuscitation

Beyond ACLS: A New Pulseless Electrical Activity Algorithm

by Salim Rezaie posted May 18, 2015 No Comments

Patients with pulseless electrical activity (PEA) account for almost 1/3 of cardiac arrest and even more troublesome is that the survival rate is significantly worse than patients with shockable rhythms. Both the European and American ACLS guidelines stress the importance ...

Resuscitation