A randomised, double-blind, multi-centre trial comparing vasopressin and adrenaline in patients with cardiac arrest presenting to or in the Emergency Department

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 953-960

  Ong, Marcus Eng Hock ^a,b   Tiah, Ling ^c   Leong, Benjamin Sieu Hon ^d   Tan, Elaine Ching Ching ^c   Ong, Victor Yeok Kein ^d   Tan, Elizabeth Ai Theng ^e   Poh, Bee Yen ^a   Pek, Pin Pin ^a   Chen, Yuming ^e  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e SINGAPORE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cardiovascular agents; Death; Epinephrine; Sudden; Vasoconstrictor agents; Vasopressins

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASOPRESSINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863819463     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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