Differential contribution of skin impedance and thoracic volume to transthoracic impedance during external defibrillation

Resuscitation

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-174

  Deakin, Charles D ^a   Sado, Daniel M ^a   Petley, Graham W ^a   Clewlow, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; Paddle force; Transthoracic impedance

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FORCE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE;

EID: 1242269825     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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