A comparison of repeated high doses and repeated standard doses of epinephrine for cardiac arrest outside the hospital

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 339, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 1595-1601

  Gueugniaud, Pierre Yves ^a   Mols, Pierre ^b   Goldstein, Patrick ^c   Pham, Emmanuel ^d   Dubien, Pierre Yves ^a   Deweerdt, Carine ^a   Vergnion, Michel ^e   Petit, Paul ^a   Carli, Pierre ^f  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^e Neonatal Intensive Care Unit   (Belgium)

^f HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032569890     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199811263392204     Document Type: Article

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