A comparison between patients suffering in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in terms of treatment and outcome

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-60

  Herlitz, J ^a   Bang A ^a   Ekstrom L ^a   Aune, S ^a   Lundstrom G ^a   Holmberg, S ^a   Holmberg, M ^a   Lindqvist, J ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; In hospital; Out of hospital; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; LIDOCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033909818     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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