Cardiopulmonary resuscitation alone vs. cardiopulmonary resuscitation plus automated external defibrillator use by non-healthcare professionals: A meta-analysis on 1583 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 226-232

  Sanna, Tommaso ^a   La Torre, Giuseppe ^a   de Waure, Chiara ^a   Scapigliati, Andrea ^a   Ricciardi, Walter ^a   Russo, Antonio Dello ^a   Pelargonio, Gemma ^a   Casella, Michela ^a   Bellocci, Fulvio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator (AED); Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Meta analysis; Out of hospital CPR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CAREGIVERS; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 37849030740     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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