Is ward experience in resuscitation effort related to the prognosis of unexpected cardiac arrest?

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 385-391

  Hou, Sen Kuang ^a,b   Chern, Chii Hwa ^a,b   How, Chorng Kuang ^a,b   Wang, Lee Min ^a,b   Huang, Chun I ^a,b   Lee, Chen Hsen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrrest; Cardiopulmonay resuscitation; In hospital resuscitation; Return of spontaneous circulation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; WARD; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 35348834189     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70025-X     Document Type: Article

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