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Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) refers to cardiac arrest in which the electrocardiogram shows a heart rhythm that should produce a pulse, but does not. Pulseless electrical activity is found initially…

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The most likely causes of secondary PEA are: Blood loss or low blood pressure. Low oxygen levels. Dehydration or other electrolyte problems. Heart attack. Pulmonary embolism. Irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias),…

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK513349

Respiratory failure leading to hypoxia is one of the most common causes of pulseless electrical activity, responsible for about half of the PEA cases. The following are other mechanisms for…

ahajournals.org › doi › 10.1161 › JAHA

Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is a common initial rhythm in cardiac arrest. A substantial number of PEA arrests are caused by coronary ischemia in the setting of acute coronary occlusion,…

5. JAN. 2019

litfl.com › pulseless-electrical-activity

Need to seek and treat the underlying cause; In Victoria, Australia, ~12% of OOHCA with a non-shockable rhythm is PEA (the majority are asystole) CAUSES OF PEA. The causes of…

10. SEPT. 2019

acls.com › articles › what-is-pulseless-electrical-activity-pea

Various causes of pulseless electrical activity include significant hypoxia, profound acidosis, severe hypovolemia, tension pneumothorax, electrolyte imbalance, drug overdose, sepsis, large myocardial infarction, massive pulmonary embolism, cardiac tamponade, hypoglycemia, hypothermia,…

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Nonischaemic cardiac disorders and intracranial haemorrhage occurred in 8.3% and 6.9%, respectively. Conclusions: Intracranial haemorrhage and nonischaemic cardiac disorders represent significant causes of PEA, with a prevalence equalling or exceeding…

4. AUG. 2022

emergencymedicinecases.com › pea-arrest-pseudopea-prem

PseudoPEA is a profound shock state, not cardiac arrest. Because of some ambiguity around the definition of PseudoPEA, another lexicon has been suggested: PRES = Pulseless with a Rhythm with…

nature.com › articles › s41372-022-01349-x

PEA arrests were included if the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) event described in the electronic medical record (EMR) identified the first presenting rhythm as PEA or, if the reason for ...

intjem.biomedcentral.com › articles › 10.1186 › s12245-021-00376-3

This serves as a reminder to consider neurologic causes of PEA arrest. Studies looking at all underlying causes of PEA have revealed that up to 6.9% are due to intracranial…

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Abstract. The proportion of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) with pulseless electrical activity ( PEA) as initial rhythm is increasing. PEA should be managed by identifying the underlying cause of the arrest…

ahajournals.org › doi › circresaha

PEA can be classified into 3 groups/stages: normotensive PEA, pseudo- PEA, and true PEA. Normotensive PEA occurs in the situation of baseline cardiac contractions and myocardial fiber shortening and typically occurs…

ahajournals.org › doi › 10.1161 › CIRCULATIONAHA

PEA resulting from cardiac causes is classified as primary when it is the initial mechanism of a cardiac arrest or secondary when it follows spontaneous or electric termination of VT/VF.…

11. AUG. 2020

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Diagnosis of Pulseless Electrical Activity ( PEA) An ECG/EKG is capable of distinguishing pulseless electrical activity from other causes of cardiac arrest. The absence of a patient’s pulse confirms a clinical…