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Withholding intravenous drugs did not improve survival to hospital discharge in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Ian G. Stiell, MD, MSc

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Olasveengen TM, Sunde K, Brunborg C, et al. Intravenous drug administration during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2009;302:2222−9. 19934423

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The trial by Olasveengen and colleagues was well-conceived and done in a difficult area of clinical care. The authors are to be commended for conducting a study that challenges the status quo of providing IV drugs during cardiac arrest resuscitation, as per standard guidelines (1). The trial had to overcome the ethical challenge of giving the intervention group “no drugs” and received considerable media scrutiny in Norway. Given recent renewed enthusiasm for basic life support...
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Stiell IG. Withholding intravenous drugs did not improve survival to hospital discharge in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Ann Intern Med. 2010;152:JC3–8. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-152-6-201003160-02008

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2010;152(6):JC3-8.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-6-201003160-02008

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