The use of amiodarone for in-hospital cardiac arrest at two tertiary care centres

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-202

  Pollak, P Timothy ^a,b,e   Wee, Vinnie ^a,c   Al Hazmi, Ahmed ^a   Martin, Janet ^c   Zarnke, Kelly B ^c,d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced cardiac life support; Amiodarone; Antiarrhythmic drugs

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK; SURVIVAL; TACHYCARDIA;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CANADA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICAL RECORDS; ODDS RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 33645773709     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70896-0     Document Type: Article

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