Improving survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest: The Australian experience

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 240-247

  Peters, Robyn ^c   Boyde, Mary ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVERSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESUSCITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESUSCITATION; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 34250833520     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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