
Amiodarone v Lidocaine: Versus Series
Pharmacy to Dose: The Critical Care Podcast
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The Role of Lidocaine in the Anti-Arithmic Battle
The only high quality evidence that showed a statistically significant difference was lidocaine lidocaine increased the rusk achievement compared to placebo so look we can pool the data we can look at it individually i think it's clear lidocaine is the champion of the anti-arithmic battle. The highest quality studies are the rock out trial perspective and the chest retrospective study regardless of limitations the most robust that we have but i want to end with the 2018 systematic review in resuscitation now it's titled the effectiveness of anti-arathmic drugs for shockable cardiac arrest.
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