Implication of epinephrine-induced hypokalemia during cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 231-232

  Roffey, Peter ^a   Thangathurai, Duraiyah ^a   Mikhail, Maged ^a   Shoemaker, William ^a   Castle, Nick ^b   Kenward, Gary ^c   Hodgetts, Tim ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE;

HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOKALEMIA; LETTER; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MONITORING; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0142075313     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(03)00177-1     Document Type: Letter

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