Keeping Cool: A Case for Hypothermia After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 636-640

  Kay Bader, Mary ^a   Rovzar, Michael ^b   Baumgartner, Laurie ^c   Cline, Jon ^d   Winokur, Robert ^e   Schiffman, George ^f  

^a Neuro/critical care clinical nurse specialist

^b Department of Medicine ^*

^c Cardiac intensive care unit and telemetry

^d Medical director of emergency services

^e Emergency physician

^f MISSION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOANESTHESIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOGRAPHY; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 40449109200     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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