The effects of repeated doses of vasopressin or epinephrine on ventricular fibrillation in a porcine model of prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1067-1075

  Achleitner, Ulrich ^a   Wenzel, Volker ^a   Strohmenger, Hans Ulrich ^a   Krismer, Anette C ^a   Lurie, Keith G ^b   Lindner, Karl H ^a   Amann, Anton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; SWINE;

EID: 0034017784     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200005000-00012     Document Type: Article

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