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Update 1991 pp 18–24Cite as

Vasopressor Therapy in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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During cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) vasopressors are used to increase systemic vascular resistance in order to improve myocardial and cerebral blood flow. The use of epinephrine for treatment of cardiac arrest was already suggested by Gottlieb in 1897 [1], while in 1906, Crile and Dolley following investigations on dogs postulated that epinephrine was to be effective in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by means of raising the coronary perfusion pressure [2]. According to the current recommendations of the American Heart Association, epinephrine is recognized as being the drug of choice for resumption of spontaneous circulation in all forms of cardiac arrest [3].

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean Louis Vincent (Clinical Director) (Clinical Director)

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Lindner, K.H. (1991). Vasopressor Therapy in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1991. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84423-2_3

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