Can some in-hospital cardio-respiratory arrests be prevented? A prospective survey

Resuscitation

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 133-137

  Smith, Andrew F ^a,b   Wood, Jeremy ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation standards; Clinical competence; Heart arrest prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0032102643     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(98)00056-2     Document Type: Article

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