Epinephrine use and initial non-shockable rhythm: Tools for predicting death and poor neurological outcome after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with a return of spontaneous circulation

Johanna Vidal; Clement Delmas; Guillaume Vidal; Charles-Henri Houze Cerfon; Xavier Dubucs; Frederic Balen

doi:10.1016/j.acvd.2022.02.005

Epinephrine use and initial non-shockable rhythm: Tools for predicting death and poor neurological outcome after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with a return of spontaneous circulation

Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2023 Apr;116(4):234-235. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2022.02.005. Epub 2022 Mar 22.

Authors

Johanna Vidal¹, Clement Delmas², Guillaume Vidal¹, Charles-Henri Houze Cerfon¹, Xavier Dubucs¹, Frederic Balen³

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Department, Toulouse University Hospital, 31059 Toulouse, France.
² Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Cardiology Department, Toulouse University Hospital, 31059 Toulouse, France.
³ Emergency Department, Toulouse University Hospital, 31059 Toulouse, France; CERPOP, Toulouse University, Inserm, UPS, Toulouse, France. Electronic address: fred.balen@gmail.com.

PMID: 35337787
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2022.02.005

No abstract available

Keywords: Arrêt cardiaque extrahospitalier; Devenir neurologique; Neurological outcome; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Prognosis; Pronostic; Retour à une activité cardiaque spontanée; Return of spontaneous circulation.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
Epinephrine / adverse effects
Humans
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest* / diagnosis
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest* / therapy
Return of Spontaneous Circulation

Substances

Epinephrine