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Vasopressin and endothelin during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11098955     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Vital organ blood flow during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and neurologic recovery after CPR were significantly better in pigs treated with vasopressin compared with epinephrine. Furthermore, two clinical studies evaluating both out-of-hospital and inhospital cardiac arrest patients found higher 24-hr survival rates in patients who were resuscitated with vasopressin compared with epinephrine. Scientists at the Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck, Austria, are currently coordinating a multicenter, randomized clinical trial under the aegis of the European Resuscitation Council to study the effects of vasopressin vs. epinephrine in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients. Results of anticipated 1,500 enrolled patients may be available in 2001 and may help to determine the role of vasopressin during CPR. Another new, recently studied vasopressor for CPR is endothelin-1. To date, this vasopressor has only been studied as an intervention in animal CPR models, although plasma levels have been investigated in cardiac arrest patients. Initial reports found improved coronary perfusion pressure when combined with epinephrine. However, the CPR research group of the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center found excessive vasoconstriction and worse survival than with epinephrine alone.
Authors:
V Wenzel; G A Ewy; K H Lindner
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Critical care medicine     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0090-3493     ISO Abbreviation:  Crit. Care Med.     Publication Date:  2000 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-12-01     Completed Date:  2000-12-14     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0355501     Medline TA:  Crit Care Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  N233-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support / methods*
Animals
Endothelin-1 / therapeutic use*
Heart Arrest / mortality,  therapy*
Humans
Survival Rate
Swine
Vasoconstrictor Agents / therapeutic use*
Vasopressins / therapeutic use*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Endothelin-1; 0/Vasoconstrictor Agents; 11000-17-2/Vasopressins

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