Ct scan findings in oesophagogastric perforation after out of hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-116

  Sajith, A ^a   O'Donohue, B ^a   Roth, R M ^a   Khan, R A ^a  

^a WEST WALES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; TROPONIN T;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DEFIBRILLATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANUAL VENTILATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 38849100232     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.044008     Document Type: Article

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