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Editorial
. 2018 Dec;6(Suppl 2):S129.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.12.31.

Rethinking the role of epinephrine in cardiac arrest: the PARAMEDIC2 trial

Julianna Jung  1 , Julie Rice  1 , Sharon Bord  1
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Editorial

Rethinking the role of epinephrine in cardiac arrest: the PARAMEDIC2 trial

Julianna Jung et al. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Dec.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • A Randomized Trial of Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
    Perkins GD, Ji C, Deakin CD, Quinn T, Nolan JP, Scomparin C, Regan S, Long J, Slowther A, Pocock H, Black JJM, Moore F, Fothergill RT, Rees N, O'Shea L, Docherty M, Gunson I, Han K, Charlton K, Finn J, Petrou S, Stallard N, Gates S, Lall R; PARAMEDIC2 Collaborators. Perkins GD, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Aug 23;379(8):711-721. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1806842. Epub 2018 Jul 18. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 30021076 Clinical Trial.

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