Sodium bicarbonate improves outcome in prolonged prehospital cardiac arrest

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-161

  Vukmir, Rade B ^a   Katz, Laurence ^a  

^a Northwest 931 Montefiore Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33144471681     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.08.016     Document Type: Article

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