Postanoxic coma: How (long) should we treat?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 42, 2008, Pages 39-42

  Zandbergen, E G J ^a  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cerebral hypoxia; Coma; Outcome

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HYPOXIA; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; EPILEPTIC STATE; ISCHEMIA; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; RESUSCITATION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ENOLASE;

ANOXIA; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43149102073     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021507003468     Document Type: Review

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