return of spontaneous circulation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Comatose patients (Glasgow Coma Scale <=8) whose spontaneous circulation was restored after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Possible causes of coma originated from brain (drug overdose, head trauma, or cerebrovascular accident). 2.Core temperature below 30 degrees Celsius on admission 3.Patients with initial cardiac rhythm of asystole and with interval of more than 45 minutes from collapse to ROSC 4.Unstable circulation state after the return of spontaneous circulation and before randomization 5.Allergic to medicine which will be used in this study 6.Patients who are judged to be inappropriate for the study by the physician in charge
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cereberal Performance Category on 28th day after admission | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine Department of Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine