Anticipating events of in-hospital cardiac arrest

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-28

  Berlot, Giorgio ^a   Pangher, Annamaria ^a   Petrucci, Lara ^a   Bussani, Rossana ^a   Lucangelo, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; In hospital cardiac arrest; Warning symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 3342992565     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200402000-00005     Document Type: Article

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