Adrenaline administration during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Poor adherence to clinical guidelines

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 909-913

  Johansson, Jakob ^a   Hammerby, R ^a   Oldgren, J ^a   Rubertsson, S ^a   Gedeborg, R ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Clinical trials; Epinephrine; Guidelines; Heart arrest

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETWEEN DOSE INTERVAL; CHRONOPHARMACOLOGY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3343012089     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2004.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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