Efficacy of emergency department calcium administration in cardiac arrest: A 9-year retrospective evaluation

• Published in: Resuscitation Vol. 191; p. 109933
• Main Authors: Dillon, David G., Wang, Ralph C., Shetty, Pranav, Douchee, Jeremiah, Rodriguez, Robert M., Montoy, Juan Carlos C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.10.2023
• Subjects: Aged; Calcium; Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - methods; Emergency Medical Services - methods; Emergency medicine; Emergency Service, Hospital; Humans; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - therapy; Pharmacotherapy; Retrospective Studies; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Pharmacotherapy; Calcium; Emergency medicine; Cardiac arrest

The efficacy of empiric calcium for patients with undifferentiated cardiac arrest has come under increased scrutiny, including a randomized controlled trial that was stopped early due to a trend towards harm with calcium administration. However, small sample sizes and non-significant findings have h...