Table 2 Median of defibrillation attempts and time to perform emergency resternotomy
From: Resuscitation after cardiac surgery awareness: an Egyptian national survey
| Â | Number of responses | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of defibrillation attempts before resternotomy in VF/VT | |||
 Cardiac arrest < 24 h | 95 | 3 shocks | 14 (min 1, max 15) |
 Cardiac arrest > 24 h | 95 | 5 shocks | 19 (min 1, max 20) |
Time to resternotomy where initial rhythm is VF/VT | |||
 Cardiac arrest < 24 h | 95 | 10 min | 29 (min 1, max 30) |
 Cardiac arrest > 24 h | 95 | 17.6 min | 58 (min 2, max 60) |
Time to resternotomy where initial rhythm is asystole/PEA | |||
 Cardiac arrest < 24 h | 95 | 15 min | 44 (min 1, max 45) |
 Cardiac arrest > 24 h | 95 | 17.6 min | 44 (min 1, max 45) |