Pulseless electrical activity and unsuccessful out-of-hospital resuscitation: What is the cause of death?

Resuscitation

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-210

  Virkkunen, Ilkka ^a   Paasio, Laura ^b   Ryynänen, Sanna ^c   Vuori, Arno ^d   Sajantila, Antti ^e   Yli Hankala, Arvi ^a,c   Silfvast, Tom ^f  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cause of death; Out of hospital; Pulseless electrical activity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; PULSE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 41349090079     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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