Vasopressin or epinephrine: Which initial vasopressor for cardiac arrests?

Lancet

Volumn 358, Issue 9276, 2001, Pages 85-86

  Morley, Peter ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; VASOPRESSIN;

AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; GEOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NOTE; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035859514     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(01)05375-2     Document Type: Note

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