Cardiocerebral resuscitation: A better approach to cardiac arrest

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 579-584

  Ewy, Gordon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiocerebral resuscitation; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency medicine; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED VENTILATION; CARDIOCEREBRAL RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; ALGORITHMS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 55149119882     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e328310fc65     Document Type: Review

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