Characteristics and outcome among patients suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with the emphasis on availability for intervention trials

Resuscitation

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 460-468

  Axelsson, C ^a   Axelsson, Å B ^b   Svensson, L ^c   Herlitz, J ^d  

^a Gothenburg EMS System   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Mechanical chest compression; Prognosis; Randomised clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35748936857     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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