The influence of body composition on therapeutic hypothermia: A prospective observational study of patients after cardiac arrest

Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Jimmink, Joost J ^a   Binnekade, Jan M ^a   Paulus, Frederique ^a   Mathus Vliegen, Elisebeth M H ^a   Schultz, Marcus J ^a,b   Vroom, Margreeth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b HERMES Critical Care Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCURONIUM;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REACTION TIME; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST HIP RATIO; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 48049088559     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc6954     Document Type: Article

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