Epinephrine during resuscitation of traumatic cardiac arrest and increased mortality: a post hoc analysis of prospective observational study.

Ryo YamamotoMasaru SuzukiKei HayashidaJo YoshizawaAtsushi SakuraiNobuya KitamuraTakashi TagamiTaka-Aki NakadaMunekazu TakedaJunichi Sasakinull null

Published in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2019)

The relationship between the use of epinephrine during resuscitation and decreased 7-day survival was found in patients with OHCA following trauma, and the propensity score-matched analyses validated the results. Resuscitation without epinephrine in traumatic OHCA should be further studied in a randomised controlled trial.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
spinal cord injury
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
septic shock
coronary artery disease
trauma patients