Cardiac arrest

Indication for Epinephrine

Population group: Suitable for both men and women, only adults (18 years old or older)

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

50-100 micrograms repeated according to response

Route of admnistration

Intravenous

Defined daily dose

50 - 100 ug

Dosage regimen

From 50 To 100 ug once every day

Detailed description

In cardiac arrest following cardiac surgery, adrenaline should be administered intravenously in doses of 0.5 ml or 1 ml of 1:10,000 solution (50 or 100 micrograms) very cautiously and titrated to effect.

Active ingredient

Epinephrine is a direct acting sympathomimetic agent, which exerts effects on both α and β adrenoceptors. It has more pronounced effects on β than on α adrenoceptors, although α effects prevail at high doses. The effects of adrenaline include increased rate and force of cardiac contraction, cutaneous vasoconstriction and broncho-dilatation.

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