Adherence to CPR guidelines during perioperative cardiac arrest in a developing country

Resuscitation

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 517-520

  Desalu, Ibironke ^a   Kushimo, Olusola ^a   Akinlaja, Olufunke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Witnessed cardiac arrest

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MANUAL VENTILATION; NIGERIA; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATROPINE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EPINEPHRINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646883675     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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