Epinephrine in out—of—hospital cardiac arrest： A critical review.docVIP

Epinephrine in out—of—hospital cardiac arrest： A critical review 　　BACKGROUND： Epinephrine is recommended in advanced cardiac life support guidelines for use in adult cardiac arrest， and has been used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation since 1896. Yet， despite its long time use and incorporation into guidelines， epinephrine suffers from a paucity of evidence regarding its influence on survival. This critical review was conducted to address the knowledge deficit regarding epinephrine in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and its effect on return of spontaneous circulation， survival to hospital discha