Characteristics, management process, and outcome of patients suffering in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrests in a teaching hospital in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 258-265

  Yap, H Y ^a   Li, Thomas S T ^a   Tan, K S ^b   Cheung, Y S ^c   Chui, P T ^a   Lam, Philip K N ^a   Lam, Desmond W L ^a   Tong, Y F ^a   Chu, M C ^a   Leung, P N ^a   Joynt, Gavin M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency Service, hospital; Heart arrest; Survival rate; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT MOBILITY; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548206310     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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