Optimal defibrillation strategy and follow-up of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-32

  Martens, Patrick ^a   Vandekerckhove, Yves ^a   Martens, P ^b   Mullie, A ^b   Buylaert, W ^a   Calle, P ^a   Vanhaute, O ^a   Corne, L ^a   Hubloue, I ^a   Lauwaert, D ^a   Delooz, H ^c   Weeghmans, M ^d   Bossaert, L ^a   Monsieurs, K ^a   Lewi, P ^e   Vanden Poel, B ^e   Mols, P ^f   Baucarne, E ^f   Nollet, G ^a   Bronselaer, K ^a  

^a AZ Sint Jan ^*

^b General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d IMELDA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

^f SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME;

EID: 0030051360     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-9572(95)00909-4     Document Type: Article

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