title: Medications during resuscitation -- what is the evidence?
abstract: Medication use during neonatal resuscitation is uncommon. The infrequent use of resuscitation medications has impeded rigorous investigations to determine the most effective agents and/or dosing regimens. The medications most commonly used during delivery room resuscitation include epinephrine, sodium bicarbonate, naloxone hydrochloride and volume expanders. The available evidence for each of these medications is reviewed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9063, USA. myra.wycoff@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wyckoff
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perlman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niermeyer
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000628:therapy*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D009270:Naloxone; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D004837:Epinephrine