Questioning the Use of Epinephrine to Treat Cardiac Arrest

Callaway talks about the study by Hagihara et al, which is based on one of the largest observational databases of cardiopulmonary resuscitation ever assembled. The study challenges the role of epinephrine drug therapy during cardiac arrest. These new data suggest that epinephrine use may be associat...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 307; no. 11; pp. 1198 - 1200
Main Author:	Callaway, Clifton W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Medical Association 21-03-2012
Subjects:	Adrenergic beta-Agonists - adverse effects Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR Drug therapy Epinephrine - adverse effects Female Humans Male Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - drug therapy Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - mortality Studies
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Summary:	Callaway talks about the study by Hagihara et al, which is based on one of the largest observational databases of cardiopulmonary resuscitation ever assembled. The study challenges the role of epinephrine drug therapy during cardiac arrest. These new data suggest that epinephrine use may be associated with lower survival and worse neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest.
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ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.2012.313