Anesthesiologists in prehospital care make a difference to certain groups of patients

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 146-152

  Christenszen, Erika Frischknecht ^d   Melchiorsen, H ^a   Kilsmark, J ^b   Foldspang, A ^a,c   Sogaard J ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Dansk Sundhedsinstitut   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Emergency; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Outcome assessment; Prehospital medical services

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 12244280861     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00042.x     Document Type: Article

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