In eleven pages this paper discusses whether or not implantable cardioverter defibrillators, antiarrhythmic drugs or both should be used in the treatment of ventricular tachycardia. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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means by which to determine if one approach is, indeed, more beneficial than the other or if there is a need to administer both in certain circumstances, a concern that
requires an evidenced-based practice solution from a nursing perspective. Bibliography lists 4 sources. TLCtachy.rtf TREATMENT MODALITY FOR VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA AND/OR VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION: ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS, IMPLANTABLE
CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR OR BOTH? by (c) November 2001 paper properly! I. ABSTRACT
The authors of four peer-review articles assess the benefits and drawbacks of utilizing antiarrhythmic drug therapy and implantable defibrillators in patients with ventricular tachycardia and/or ventricular fibrillation.
The purpose of this literature review is to demonstrate the efficacy of antiarrhythmic drug therapy and implantable defibrillators as individual and synergistic applications, particularly with regard to how they have
been represented in scientific studies. II. INTRODUCTION The medical community is constantly working toward decreasing the mortality rate by improving its myriad procedures. Treatment modality for ventricular tachycardia
and/or ventricular fibrillation currently includes antiarrhythmic drugs and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; however, studies continue to be conducted as a means by which to determine if one approach is, indeed, more beneficial
than the other or if there is a need to administer both in certain circumstances, a concern that requires an evidenced-based practice solution from a nursing perspective. III. HOW
SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE WAS CONDUCTED 1) Databases Used The Web site utilized was Ovid through the Miner Digital Library. The databases
that were deployed through Ovid were Medline, CINAHL, EBM Reviews-ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectives. 2) Keywords