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Does experimental cardiac arrest and CPR alter cerebrospinal fluid catecholamines and acetylcholine esterase activity in dogs?
Does experimental cardiac arrest and CPR alter cerebrospinal fluid catecholamines and acetylcholine esterase activity in dogs?
Experimental cardiac arrest induces significant elevations in CSF norepinephrine and AChE activity, suggesting central nervous system and hypothalamic activation during maximal stress.
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Indicates CNS activation during canine CPR; hypothesis-generating for human arrest outcomes, no practice implications.
Wortsman et al. (1987) studied this question.
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