In-hospital cardiac arrest: Incidence, prognosis and possible measures to improve survival

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-245

  Sandroni, Claudio ^a   Nolan, Jerry ^b   Cavallaro, Fabio ^a   Antonelli, Massimo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced cardiac life support; Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Heart arrest; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFESTYLE; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMORBIDITY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33846866252     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0326-z     Document Type: Review

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