Effect of Prehospital Epinephrine on Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.

Eunah Han Taeyoung Kong Je-Sung You Incheol Park Goeun Park Sujee Lee Sung Phil Chungnull null

Published in: Yonsei medical journal (2022)

Prehospital epinephrine administration was associated with decreased survival rates in OHCA patients but not statistically associated with neurological outcome in this PS-matched analysis. Further research is required to investigate the reason for the detrimental effect of epinephrine administered at the scene.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
prognostic factors
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
blood brain barrier
subarachnoid hemorrhage