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Vasopressin-mediated adrenocorticotropin release increases plasma cortisol concentrations during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Critical care medicine [Crit Care Med] 2000 Oct; Vol. 28 (10), pp. 3517-21. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- Objective: Vasopressin is a possible stimulus for both adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and endothelin-1 release. The aim of this study was to compare plasma concentrations of ACTH, cortisol, and endothelin-1 after epinephrine or vasopressin administration in an experimental animal model of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).<br />Design: Prospective, randomized, controlled animal study.<br />Setting: A university research laboratory.<br />Subjects: Fourteen 12- to 14-wk-old domestic pigs.<br />Interventions: After 4 mins of cardiac arrest and 3 mins of external chest compression, the pigs were randomly assigned to receive either 0.045 mg/kg epinephrine (n = 7) or 0.4 units/kg vasopressin (n = 7). At 5 mins after drug administration, defibrillation was attempted.<br />Measurements and Main Results: Coronary perfusion pressure, ACTH, cortisol, and endothelin-1 were measured before cardiocirculatory arrest, during CPR before drug administration, and at 90 secs and 5 mins after drug administration. Coronary perfusion pressure was comparable between groups. All seven animals in the vasopressin group survived, but only one pig in the epinephrine group survived (p = .005). ACTH and cortisol concentrations remained unchanged in epinephrine-treated animals, but increased significantly after vasopressin administration and were significantly higher than in epinephrine-treated animals 5 mins after drug administration. Endothelin-1 concentrations remained unchanged during the study period and were comparable between both groups.<br />Conclusions: Vasopressin is a potent stimulus for ACTH secretion, but does not trigger endothelin-1 release from vascular cells during cardiac arrest and CPR. The increased plasma cortisol concentrations caused by the enhanced ACTH release after vasopressin may be one factor contributing to the improved outcome repeatedly observed with vasopressin in animal models of CPR.
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- Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
Electric Countershock
Epinephrine pharmacology
Heart Arrest physiopathology
Hemodynamics drug effects
Random Allocation
Survival Analysis
Swine
Time Factors
Vasoconstrictor Agents pharmacology
Vasopressins pharmacology
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone blood
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation methods
Endothelin-1 blood
Epinephrine therapeutic use
Heart Arrest metabolism
Heart Arrest therapy
Hydrocortisone blood
Vasoconstrictor Agents therapeutic use
Vasopressins therapeutic use
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0090-3493
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Critical care medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11057810
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-200010000-00028