Update on advanced life support and resuscitation techniques

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Hong, Mauricio F ^a   Dorian, Paul ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Defibrillation; Emergency medical systems; Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ASYSTOLE; BIPHASIC WAVEFORM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEFIBRILLATION; DEVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARREST; HEART FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOTENSION; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INSPIRATORY IMPEDANCE THRESHOLD DEVICE; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS; MONOPHASIC DAMPED SINE WAVEFORM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX PRESSURE; WAVEFORM;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL TRIALS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EPINEPHRINE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TIME FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASOPRESSINS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 11144284561     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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