Treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Ljubljana: Outcome report according to the 'Utstein' style

Resuscitation

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-176

  Tadel, Spela ^a   Horvat, Matija ^a   Noc, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Clinical investigation; Hospital treatment; Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Utstein style

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SLOVENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DROWNING; ELECTRIC INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESUSCITATION; RURAL HEALTH; SHOCK; SLOVENIA; SUBURBAN HEALTH; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0031743081     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(98)00090-2     Document Type: Article

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