Satisfaction with treatment and prevalence of discomfort after external electrical cardioversion

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-55

  Pita Fernández, Salvador ^a   Fariñas Garrido, M Pilar ^a   Suárez Fontaíña, Eva M ^a   Amor Cambón, Josefina ^a   Sánchez Suárez, Irma ^a   Rúa Pérez, M Carmen ^a   Varela Tomé, M Dolores ^a   Pértega Díaz, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Treatment satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14744269579     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005082-200501000-00010     Document Type: Article

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