Tag: COCA Trial

COCA Trial Follow-Up: Calcium vs Placebo on Long-Term Outcomes of OHCA

by Salim Rezaie posted September 1, 2022 No Comments

Background: The Calcium for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (COCA) trial was a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of calcium compared to placebo in OHCA. COCA found no improvement in sustained ROSC but, rather, a trend towards harm for their primary outcome. Additionally, …

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REBEL Cast Ep106: The COCA Trial – Calcium in Cardiac Arrest

by Salim Rezaie posted January 3, 2022 No Comments

Background: The utility of pharmacological interventions for patients with OHCA are rather limited with no robust evidence that they improve outcomes. Calcium, one of the pharmacological options has both inotropic and vasopressor effects. Additionally, calcium plays an important role in …

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