Survival after Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the General Wards - The Results of a Dedicated "Code" Team

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 323-325

  Lee, K H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adults; Outcome; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032060935     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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