title: Regarding manuscript: "resuscitation outcomes consortium-amiodarone, lidocaine, or placebo study: rationale and methodology behind out-of-hospital cardiac arrest antiarrhythmic drug trial".
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Public Health-Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA. Electronic address: kudenchu@u.washington.edu.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kudenchuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Trial Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Siobhan P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR.
authors.forename: Mohamud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daya
authors.affiliation: RESCU, Keenan Research Centre, St Michael's Hospital, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Laurie J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Trial Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Trial Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leroux
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorian
mesh_terms: D000638:Amiodarone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine; D000638:Amiodarone