Bicarbonate in Patients With Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

Pilot Study of Bicarbonate Injection for Improving Outcome in Patients With Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest, Double-blind Randomized Control Trial

A pilot study to evaluate the effect of sodium bicarbonate administration on cardiopulmonary resuscitation results and outcomes in cardiac arrest patient with severe metabolic acidosis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• adult cardiac arrest patient with arterial pH <7.1 or bicarbonate <10mmEq/L checked at 10 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Exclusion Criteria:

• age <18 trauma patient Do Not Resuscitate state