Changes in transthoracic impedance during sequential biphasic defibrillation

Resuscitation

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-145

  Deakin, Charles D ^a   Ambler, Jonathan J S ^a   Shaw, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biphasic; Cardioversion; Defibrillation; Resuscitation; Transthoracic impedance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46649084594     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.02.024     Document Type: Article

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