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Vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, oxygen, and intubation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: possibly less is more

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  1. Istituto Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” - IRCCS, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Claudio Sandroni

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

    Markus B. Skrifvars

  3. Intensive Care Unit, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK

    Jasmeet Soar

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Dr. Skrifvars reports personal fees from Bard Medical Ireland, personal fees from INVOS Covidien, unrelated to the submitted work; he is also the PI of the COMACARE study that is discussed in the current review. Dr. C. Sandroni has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Dr. J. Soar reports he was a steering committee member for the AIRWAYS-2 study, and a member of the data monitoring committee for the PARAMEDIC2 Trial.

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Sandroni, C., Skrifvars, M.B. & Soar, J. Vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, oxygen, and intubation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: possibly less is more. Intensive Care Med 45, 1454–1458 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05727-6

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