Guidelines recommend epinephrine as the primary medical intervention for cardiac arrest. However, no randomized trial data are available to support this recommendation. In this observational study from the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Resuscitation multi-center registry of in-hospital cardiac arrest, the authors sought to determine if timing of epinephrine administration in the […]
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Epinephrine Use and Cardiac Arrest Survival
Whist epinephrine (adrenaline) is commonly used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), both in and out of hospital, its effectiveness is poorly established. Although some animal studies have suggested a short term benefit due to increased cerebral and coronary perfusion, an increase in myocardial oxygen consumption and ventricular arrhythmias has also been documented. The purpose of this […]