BRCT
BRCT
Brain Resuscitation Clinical Trial. A series of trials which tried various therapeutic manoeuvres to resuscitate the brains of post-CPR comatose patients.BRCT I
Thiopental; deemed completely ineffective.
BRCT II
Calcium-channel blocker—lidoflazine; also ineffective.
BRCT III
Epinephrine and sodium bicarbonate (SB)—epinephrine was ineffective; SB possibly effective.