title: Avoiding medical error during electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: prevention of unsynchronized shock delivery.
abstract: Electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation is now commonly performed in veterinary medicine. Successful timing of the delivery of energy is important in order to avoid ventricular fibrillation. This brief communication describes how to ensure that proper energy delivery is performed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, PO Box 100126, FL 32610-0126, USA. estradaa@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Amara H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Estrada
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pariaut
authors.forename: N Sydney
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Moïse
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D047548:Defibrillators / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000662:veterinary*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary