The natural biochemical changes during ventricular fibrillation with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the onset of postdefibrillation pulseless electrical activity

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 577-581

  Geddes, Leslie A ^a   Roeder, Rebecca A ^a   Rundell, Ann E ^a   Otlewski, Michael P ^b   Kemeny, Andre E ^b   Lottes, Aaron E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CATHETER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN BREATHING; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHLORIDES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POTASSIUM; PULSE; SODIUM; SWINE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33747867280     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.01.030     Document Type: Article

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