Influence of Skeletal Muscle Paralysis on Metabolism in Hypothermic Patients After Cardiac Arrest

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of muscle relaxing drugs on the energy rate during hypothermia after cardiac arrest.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna
• Treatments: Neuromuscular Blocking Agents; Rocuronium

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients receiving mild therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest of presumed cardiopulmonary origin

Exclusion Criteria:

• age < 18

• cardiac arrest >6 hours before admittance at the hospital

• patients with known or clinically apparent pregnancy

• patients who reach our hospital with a body temperature below 35°C

• patients with known allergic reactions against rocuronium

• patients with a history of myasthenia gravis

• patients with obvious intoxication

• wards of the state/prisoners

• patients with known epileptic disease