Predicting survival with good neurologic recovery at hospital admission after successful resuscitation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: The OHCA score [1]

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 773-

  Sunde, Kjetil ^a   Kramer Johansen, Jo ^a   Pytte, Morten ^a   Steen, Petter Andreas ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; MEDICAL ETHICS; METABOLISM; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947331340     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl536     Document Type: Letter

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