A rule for early outcome classification of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients presenting with ventricular fibrillation

Resuscitation

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-44

  Monsieurs, Koenraad G ^a   De Cauwer, Harald ^a   Wuyts, Floris L ^a   Bossaert, Leo L ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Outcome; Prediction; Resuscitation; Rhythm analysis; Survival index; Ventricular fibrillation; Wave form characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0031929907     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(97)00079-8     Document Type: Article

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