Hypertonic solutions and hydroxyethyl starch during CPR--is there any benefit?

Resuscitation. 2014 May;85(5):577-8. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.02.031. Epub 2014 Mar 12.

Authors

Claudio Sandroni¹, Antonio Maria Dell'Anna²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: sandroni@rm.unicatt.it.
² Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 24614189
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.02.031

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac arrest; Hydroxyethyl starch; Hypertonic saline.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / therapy*
Saline Solution, Hypertonic / administration & dosage*

Substances

Saline Solution, Hypertonic