From: Is there still a place for vasopressors in the treatment of cardiac arrest?
Author, year [ref] | Setting | Number of enrolled patients | Intervention | Mean time to first vasopressin bolus, min |
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Lindner, 1997 [26] | OHCA | 40 | Vasopressin 40 IU followed by epinephrine | 13.9 |
Stiell, 2001 [27] | IHCA | 200 | Vasopressin 40 IU followed by epinephrine | 6.7 |
Wenzel, 2004 [29] | OHCA | 1186 | Vasopressin 40 IU for up to 2 cycles, followed by epinephrine | 17.5 |
Gueugniaud, 2008 [30] | OHCA | 2894 | Vasopressin 40 IU plus epinephrine for up to 2 cycles, followed by epinephrine | 21.4 |
Mentzelopoulos, 2009 [31] | IHCA | 100 | Vasopressin 20 IU plus epinephrine for up to 5 cycles, plus methylprednisolone 40 mg (once only) | < 5 |