Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) attenuates post-resuscitation myocardial microcirculatory dysfunction.

Aim Of The Study: Post-resuscitation syndrome leads to death in approximately 2 out of every 3 successfully resuscitated victims, and myocardial microcirculatory dysfunction is a major component of this syndrome. The aim of this study was to determine if glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) improves post-resuscitation myocardial microcirculatory function.

Methods: Ventricular fibrillation (VF) was induced electrically in 20 anesthetized domestic swine (30-35 kg).

Epidemiology and practice of emergency medicine in a developing country.

Study Objective: To analyze the emergency medicine system in a developing country and identify areas of need and potential collaboration.

Design: Convenience sample surveys of all emergency visits over a 2-week period, hospital admission and health department statistics, and interviews with government officials, health providers, and EMS managers.

Setting: Port of Spain General Hospital, Trinidad and Tobago.