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What is the optimal dose of epinephrine during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a rat model?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20223384     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Because different species may require different doses of drug to produce the same physiologic response, we were provoked to evaluate the dose-response of epinephrine during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and identify what is the optimal dose of epinephrine in a rat cardiac arrest model. METHODS: Rat cardiac arrest was induced via asphyxia, and then the effects of different doses of epinephrine (0.04, 0.2, and 0.4 mg/kg IV, respectively) and saline on the outcome of CPR were compared (n = 10/each group). The primary outcome measure was restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), and the secondary was the change of spontaneous respiration and hemodynamics after ROSC. RESULTS: Rates of ROSC were 9 of 10, 8 of 10, 7 of 10, and 1 of 10 in the low-dose, medium-dose, and high-dose epinephrine groups and saline group, respectively. The rates of withdrawal from the ventilator within 60 minutes in the low-dose (7 of 9) and medium-dose epinephrine groups (7 of 8) were higher than in the high-dose epinephrine group (1 of 7, P < .05). Mean arterial pressures were comparable, but the heart rate in the high-dose epinephrine group was the lowest among epinephrine groups after ROSC. These differences in part of time points reached statistical significance (P < .05). CONCLUSION: Different doses of epinephrine produced the similar rate of ROSC, but high-dose epinephrine inhibited the recovery of spontaneous ventilation and caused relative bradycardia after CPR in an asphyxial rat model. Therefore, low and medium doses of epinephrine were more optimal for CPR in a rat asphyxial cardiac arrest model.
Authors:
Meng-Hua Chen; Jun-Yu Lu; Lu Xie; Jun-Hui Zheng; Feng-Qing Song
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-01-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of emergency medicine     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1532-8171     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Emerg Med     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-12     Completed Date:  2010-05-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8309942     Medline TA:  Am J Emerg Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  284-90     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, PR China. cmhnn@sina.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
Epinephrine / administration & dosage*,  pharmacology
Male
Models, Animal
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Statistics, Nonparametric
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
51-43-4/Epinephrine

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