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Usefulness of Intravenous Sodium Nitrite During Resuscitation for the Treatment of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
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The American journal of cardiology [Am J Cardiol] 2018 Aug 15; Vol. 122 (4), pp. 554-559. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jun 20. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- It is hypothesized that intravenous (IV) sodium nitrite given during resuscitation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) will improve survival. We performed a phase 1 open-label study of IV sodium nitrite given during resuscitation of 120 patents with OHCA from ventricular fibrillation or nonventricular fibrillation initial rhythms by Seattle Fire Department paramedics. A total of 59 patients received 25 mg (low) and 61 patients received 60 mg (high) of sodium nitrite during resuscitation from OHCA. Treatment effects were compared between high- and low-dose nitrite groups, and all patients in a concurrent local Emergency Medical Services registry of OHCA. Whole blood nitrite levels were measured in 97 patients. The rate of return of spontaneous circulation (48% vs 49%), rearrest in the field (15% vs 25%), use of norepinephrine (12% vs 12%), first systolic blood pressure (124 ± 32 vs 125 ± 38 mm Hg), survival to discharge (23.7% vs 16.4%), and neurologically favorable survival (18.6% vs 11.5%) were not significantly different in the low and high nitrite groups. There were no significant differences in these outcomes among patients who received IV nitrite compared with concurrent registry controls. We estimate that 60 mg achieves whole blood nitrite levels of 22 to 38 μM 10 minutes after administration, whereas 25 mg achieves a level of 9 to 16 μM 10 minutes after delivery. In conclusion, administration of IV nitrite is feasible and appears to be safe in patients with OHCA, permitting subsequent evaluation of the effectiveness of IV nitrite for the treatment of OHCA.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Humans
Injections, Intravenous
Male
Middle Aged
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest mortality
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Survival Rate trends
Time Factors
Washington epidemiology
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation methods
Emergency Medical Services methods
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest therapy
Registries
Sodium Nitrite administration & dosage
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-1913
- Volume :
- 122
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The American journal of cardiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30205886
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.04.060