Cardiopulmonary resuscitation algorithms, defibrillation and optimized ventilation during resuscitation

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-156

  Samson, Ricardo A ^a   Berg, Marc D ^a   Berg, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Defibrillation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; COMPRESSION; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TACHYCARDIA;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; PULSE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 33646050983     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aco.0000192799.87548.d3     Document Type: Review

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