Its interesting that the RC(UK) have found there is not enough evidence to support the use of vasopressin in adult VF/VT arrests, but there is to recommend the use of amiodarone. My reading of the literature is that the evidence is actually stronger for vasopressin than for amiodarone.
Then they goes on to say. There is no evidence to support any drugs at all in cardiac arrest, but we recommend x,y,z. When do you think someone will be brave enough to remove drugs from the arrest algorithms altogether? Do you think it will ever happen ? ( assuming the body of evidence doesnt sudden show us the light )
Any thoughts ?
Craig
Dr Craig Ellis
Registrar in Emergency Medicine
Wellington Hospital
Wellington, New Zealand.
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For those interested, the 2000 Guidelines (for adult, paediatric and
neonatal basic and advanced life support in the UK) are now accessible via
the Resuscitation Council (UK) website at www.resus.org.uk/pages/guide.htm
<http://www.resus.org.uk/pages/guide.htm>
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