Incidence of regurgitation and pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents in survivors from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-205

  Virkkunen, I ^a,b   Ryynanen S ^c   Kujala, S ^d   Vuori, A ^e   Piilonen, A ^f   Kaaria J P ^e   Kahara V ^a   Pettila V ^g   Yli Hankala, A ^a,c   Silfvast, T ^b,g  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Helsinki Area Emergency Medical Air Service   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^g HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Cardiac arrest; Emergency medical services; Out of hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Regurgitation; Resuscitation adverse effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; STOMACH CONTENT;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33846457881     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01229.x     Document Type: Article

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