Rhythm changes during resuscitation from ventricular fibrillation in relation to delay until defibrillation, number of shocks delivered and survival

Resuscitation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-22

  Herlitz, Johan ^a   Bång, Angela ^a   Holmberg, Mikael ^a   Axelsson, Åsa ^a   Lindkvist, Jonny ^a   Holmberg, Stig ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Prognosis; Rhythm changes; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CHILD; COLLAPSE; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0342618446     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(96)01064-7     Document Type: Article

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