The Additive Effect of Atropine Sulfate during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Out-of-hospital Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrest Patients with Non-shockable Rhythm

Autor: George Endo, Yasuhiro Nagamine, Takao Yano, Ryo Kawana, Koichiro Yamauchi
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Internal Medicine
ISSN: 1349-7235
Popis: Objective The updated guidelines of 2015 for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) do not recommend the routine use of atropine for cardiopulmonary arrest. Methods The study population included out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients with non-shockable rhythm who were encountered at a Japanese community hospital between October 1, 2012 and April 30, 2017. Results At the outcome, the epinephrine with atropine and epinephrine-only groups had a similar survival rate to that at hospital admission (28.7% vs. 26.7%: p=0.723). The odds ratio (OR) for the survival to hospital admission after the administration of atropine with epinephrine was 1.33 (95% CI 1.09-1.62; p
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