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Driver
2014 Cardiac Arrest
? ICUs
25 patients
Refractory VF & esmolol (after fail std CPR) - bolus 500mcg/kg + infusion 0-100mcg/kg/min
Clinical Question
Observational. In patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation does the use of esmolol improve mortality?
Critical Appraisal
Key findings
Esmolol > improved mortality, not sig. ? Direct effect or confouder (hypoT). Consider use
- Population
- Cardiac Arrest
- Population Details
- VF/pVT Arrest
- Intervention Arms
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Esmolol
Esmolol - Control Arms
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Control
- Primary Outcome
- Survival with good neurology
- Secondary Outcomes
- Not recorded
- P Value
- 0.07
Outcome Results
Not recorded