Why the study?
Does intravenous aminophylline improve survival to hospital discharge in adults with bradyasystolic cardiac arrest?
Population
1254 adults with non-traumatic, normothermic bradyasystolic cardiac arrest treated with standard advanced…
Comparison
Intravenous aminophylline vs Placebo
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
Hospital discharge
Authors
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No survival benefit with aminophylline in bradyasystolic arrest; confirms lack of efficacy and supports exclusion from resuscitation protocols.
Does intravenous aminophylline improve survival to hospital discharge in adults with bradyasystolic cardiac arrest?
Prehospital administration of aminophylline in bradyasystolic arrest does not improve survival or return of spontaneous circulation.
Hurley et al. (2015) studied this question.
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