What is the right dose of epinephrine?

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 592-594

  Sharman, Mahesh ^a   Meert, Kathleen L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; High dose epinephrine; Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Return of spontaneous circulation; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; CLINDAMYCIN; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; PENICILLIN G;

CASE REPORT; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEPSIS; STANDARD; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 24944450479     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000170608.04086.49     Document Type: Article

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