Conversion rates for prehospital paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) with the addition of adenosine: A before-and-after trial

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 353-359

  Morrison, Laurie J ^a,b   Allan, Rebecca ^c   Vermeulen, Marian ^a   Dong, Sandy L ^d   McCallum, Andrew L ^e  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Conversion rate; Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia; Synchronized electrical cardioversion

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIRST AID; FLUSHING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM; THORAX PAIN; VERTIGO;

EID: 0034788129     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120190939508     Document Type: Article

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