Effectiveness of direct-current cardioversion for treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, in particular atrial fibrillation, in surgical intensive care patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 401-405

  Mayr, Andreas ^a   Ritsch, Nicole ^a   Knotzer, Hans ^a   Dünser, Martin ^a   Schobersberger, Wolfgang ^a   Ulmer, Hanno ^a   Mutz, Norbert ^a   Hasibeder, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Calcium; Catecholamines; Direct current cardioversion; Intervention study; Magnesium; Potassium; Sepsis; Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias; Surgical intensive care patients; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0037329463     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000048627.39686.79     Document Type: Article

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