Sodium nitroprusside-enhanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves resuscitation rates after prolonged untreated cardiac arrest in two porcine models*

Abstract

In pigs, sodium nitroprusside-enhanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation significantly increased return of spontaneous circulation rates, as well as carotid blood flow and end-tidal CO2, when compared to standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation or active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation + impedance threshold device.