Incidents of cutaneous alteration secondary to external electrical cardioversion;Incidencia de las alteraciones cutáneas secundarias a la cardioversión eléctrica externa

Enfermeria Intensiva

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 163-172

  Camarero, Ana Rosa Alconero ^a,d   Pérez, María Casaus ^b,c   Caloca, Nieves Gutiérrez ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b DUE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^d Escuela Universitaria de Enfermeria Casa de Salud Valdecilla   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burned; Electric countershock; Information; Patient cares; Skin disorder

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC BURN; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BURNS, ELECTRIC; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547789840     PISSN: 11302399     EISSN: 15781291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-2399(06)73930-X     Document Type: Article

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