Abstract:Background:
Nearly 70,000 people die of a drug overdose every year. Yet, how drug induced cardiac arrests differ from presumed cardiac etiology cardiac arrests is not well described. In animal models, asphyxial arrests resemble drug induced arrests, demonstrating better hemodynamic profiles yet worse neurologic recovery. Theoretically, this is caused by hypoxemic but preserved perfusion prior to ultimate arrest. But, this has not been studied in humans. We hypothesize that drug induced cardiac arre… Show more
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