Esmolol for cardioprotection during resuscitation with adrenaline in an ischaemic porcine cardiac arrest model

Abstract Background The effectiveness of adrenaline during resuscitation continues to be debated despite being recommended in international guidelines. There is evidence that the β-adrenergic receptor (AR) effects of adrenaline are harmful due to increased myocardial oxygen consumption, post-defibri...

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Main Authors: Hilde Karlsen, Harald Arne Bergan, Per Steinar Halvorsen, Kjetil Sunde, Eirik Qvigstad, Geir Øystein Andersen, Jan Frederik Bugge, Theresa Mariero Olasveengen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-12-01
Series:Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40635-019-0279-5