Factors associated with survival to hospital discharge among patients hospitalised alive after out of hospital cardiac arrest: Change in outcome over 20 years in the community of Göteborg, Sweden

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-30

  Herlitz, Johan ^a   Bang A ^a   Gunnarsson, J ^a   Engdahl, J ^a   Karlson, B W ^a   Lindqvist, J ^a   Waagstein, L ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DIURETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME; SWEDEN;

EID: 0037221228     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.1.25     Document Type: Article

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