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Amiodarone or Lidocaine for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?

Should we be using amiodarone or lidocaine for patients who go into cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation while in the hospital? The ACLS guidelines support the use of either. I have personally noted far more use of amiodarone over lidocaine for this issue. These data published in the May 2023 issue …

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