ALPS
2016 Cardiac Arrest
? ICUs
3026 patients
Non-traumatic OOHCA: Amiodarone, Lignocaine or Placebo
Clinical Question
In adult patients with nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and
shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular
tachycardia (pVT), does amiodarone or lidocaine along with standard care
result in improved survival and more favourable neurological outcome
compared with placebo?
Critical Appraisal
Key findings
No sig o/c diff. Subgroup benefit A & L (witnessed arrest). Amoid > more pacing
- Population
- Cardiac Arrest
- Population Details
- VF/pVT
- Intervention Arms
-
Amiodarone or lignocaine
amiodarone or lidocaine along with standard care - Control Arms
-
Placebo
- Primary Outcome
- Survival to hospital discharge
- Secondary Outcomes
- Not recorded
- P Value
- 0.08
Outcome Results
Not recorded
Primary location: USA