Anesthesia-related cardiac arrest in children: Initial findings of the pediatric perioperative cardiac arrest (POCA) registry

Anesthesiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-14

  Morray, Jeffrey P ^a   Geiduschek, Jeremy M ^b   Ramamoorthy, Chandra ^b   Haberkern, Charles M ^b   Hackel, Alvin ^b   Caplan, Robert A ^b   Domino, Karen B ^b   Posner, Karen ^b   Cheney, Frederick W ^b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthetic complications; Outcomes; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033945678     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200007000-00007     Document Type: Article

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