Therapeutic hypothermia for comatose survivors after near-hanging-A retrospective analysis

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-212

  Borgquist, Ola ^a   Friberg, Hans ^b  

^a Angelholm Hospital   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain ischaemia; Cardiac arrest; Coma; Hypothermia; Near hanging; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; COMATOSE PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HANGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SURVIVOR; SWEDEN; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA; COMA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149352317     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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