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Successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation using high doses of epinephrine
G Cipolotti1, A Paccagnella, G Simini
12nd Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedale S. Maria dei Battuti, Treviso, Italy.
International Journal of Cardiology
|December 1, 1991
Abstract:
Cardiac arrest usually carries a bleak prognosis when occurring in patients who have undergone open heart surgery. We report two cases where cardiac arrest was not responsive to routine therapies. Doses of epinephrine 5-10 times higher than recommended were able to provide a resolution, and the patients were discharged in a normal neurological state.