Successful outcome of cardiopulmonary arrest with systemic thrombolysis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Flores, Julio ^a   de Tena, J García ^b   de Pablo, Raúl ^a   Daguerre, Martín ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary arrest; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 51449116992     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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