Prehospital Administration of Norepinephrine and Epinephrine for Shock after Resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest.

Emma R Wender Catherine R CountsMolly Van DykeMichael R SayreCharles MaynardNicholas J Johnson

Published in: Prehospital emergency care (2023)

Patients who received epinephrine infusions after ROSC suffered prehospital rearrest more frequently than those who received norepinephrine. Survival and neurological status at hospital discharge were similar. Future trials should examine the optimal approach to hemodynamic management for post-OHCA shock.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
current status
cerebral ischemia
blood brain barrier
subarachnoid hemorrhage