In-hospital cardiac arrest: Different wards show different survival patterns

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 522-528

  Smith, S ^a   Shipton, E A ^a   Wells, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CIRCULATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAFF TRAINING; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME; WARD; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 34548215138     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0703500410     Document Type: Article

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