Steroids in cardiac arrest: not ready for prime time?

Joseph Varon; Paul E. Marik

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.023

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Steroids in cardiac arrest: not ready for prime time?☆

Joseph Varon, MD

Paul E. Marik, MD

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.023

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Despite an improved understanding and management of cardiac arrest, and the widespread application of do-not-resuscitate orders in an attempt to prevent the inappropriate use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the success rate after inhospital cardiac arrest has remained unchanged over the last 3 decades, with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in about 30% with approximately 15% of patients being discharged neurologically intact [1-7].

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