The problem with and benefit of ventilations: Should our approach be the same in cardiac and respiratory arrest?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-212

  Aufderheide, Tom P ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Hyperventilation; Intrathoracic pressure; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PERFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG VENTILATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; THORAX PRESSURE; VENOUS RETURN;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748519217     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccx.0000224863.55711.56     Document Type: Review

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