The American journal of emergency medicine
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Recent guidelines have emphasized the need for uninterrupted chest compressions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rescuer's tolerability of uninterrupted chest compressions. ⋯ Performing uninterrupted chest compressions for 7 minutes is an arduous procedure. Higher noradrenalin levels before the procedure might be associated with incorrect chest compressions.
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In addition to its role in the endogenous control of erythropoiesis, recombinant human erythropoietin (rh-EPO) has been shown to exert tissue protective properties in various experimental models. However, its role in the cardiac arrest (CA) setting has not yet been adequately investigated. ⋯ Administration of rh-EPO in a pig model of VF-induced CA just before reperfusion facilitates ROSC and improves survival rates as well as hemodynamic variables.