Derivation and evaluation of a termination of resuscitation clinical prediction rule for advanced life support providers

Resuscitation

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 266-275

  Morrison, Laurie J ^a,b,d   Verbeek, P Richard ^b,c   Vermeulen, Marian J ^d,e   Kiss, Alex ^e   Allan, Katherine S ^a   Nesbitt, Lisa ^f   Stiell, Ian ^f,g  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Sunnybrook Osler Centre For Prehospital Care   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency medical services; Medical ethics; Paramedic; Resuscitation orders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34347399752     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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