Use of a standardized order set for achieving target temperature in the implementation of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: A feasibility study

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 499-505

  Kilgannon, J Hope ^a   Roberts, Brian W ^a   Stauss, Mary ^a   Cimino, Mary Jo ^a   Ferchau, Lynn ^a   Chansky, Michael E ^a   Dellinger, R Phillip ^a   Parrillo, Joseph E ^a   Trzeciak, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxic brain injury; Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Diffusion of innovation; Induced hypothermia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STANDARDIZATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CRYOANESTHESIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BODY TEMPERATURE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52149117190     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00102.x     Document Type: Article

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