Abstract:ObjectiveTo demonstrate the therapeutic effect of vasopressin as an alternative treatment for cardiac arrest.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.MethodsPubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched for randomised controlled trials. The intervention included administration of vasopressin alone or vasopressin combined with epinephrine or vasopressin, steroids and epinephrine (VSE) versus epinephrine combined with placebo as control group. The primary outcome was the return of sponta… Show more
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