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Vasopressin versus epinephrine for out–of–hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Andrew Worster ,
Suneel Upadhye  and
Christopher M.B. Fernandes
Andrew Worster*
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Suneel Upadhye
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Christopher M.B. Fernandes
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
*
Emergency Department, Mc-Master University Medical Centre, 1200 Main St. W, Hamilton ON L8N 3Z5; aworster@rogers.com

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Clinical question

Does the use of vasopressin for adult patients suffering a non-traumatic, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest improve the rates of survival to hospital admission (and discharge) better than epinephrine?

Keywords

vasopressincardiac arrestresuscitationpre-hospitalout-of-hospital
Type
CJEM Journal Club • Club de lecture JCMU
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 2005 , pp. 48 - 50
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2005

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