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11703242

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-12
pubmed:abstractText
We describe three cases of electromechanical dissociation under anaesthesia that were unresponsive to doses of intravenous epinephrine given according to current Advanced Life Support guidelines, but which responded immediately to the intravenous administration of the pure alpha agonist, methoxamine. We suggest a possible mechanism to explain this finding and review the literature on vasopressor drugs used for cardiopulmonary resuscitation during electromechanical dissociation. An intravenous alpha agonist, such as methoxamine 20 mg, should be considered for any case of cardiac arrest secondary to electromechanical dissociation which is unresponsive to epinephrine given according to current guidelines.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0003-2409
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1085-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of methoxamine in the resuscitation of epinephrine-resistant electromechanical dissociation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK. michaelmcbrien@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports