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How many watts are used for cardioversion?
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Cardioversion: We generally administer electrical cardioversion in watt-seconds or joules. For afib we usually use a synchronized shock of 100-200 watt-seconds, depending on patient size and other factors. For vfib at least 200 watt-seconds. Modern systems use a biphasic system.
Answered 10/12/2013
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