Frequency and outcome of in-hospital resuscitation outside the ICU-setting: A 2 year observational study from Switzerland

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 59-62

  Rudiger, Alain ^a   Tobler, Daniel ^b   Estlinbaum, Werner ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Kantonsspital Liestal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ACLS; Basic life support; In hospital; Resuscitation; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0942287820     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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