Cranial computed tomography in the resuscitated patient with cardiac arrest

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-67

  Naples, Robin ^a   Ellison, Elizabeth ^a   Brady, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; EDEMA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SKULL FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN DISEASES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 56549099209     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.01.014     Document Type: Article

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