Therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest: Feasible? Case series in a community hospital

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 489-492

  Aghenta, Anthony ^a   Osowo, Ayodele ^a   Das, Vijay ^a   Palacio, Carlos ^a  

^a UNITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; MIDAZOLAM; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; SHIVERING; SURVIVOR; WARMING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 59849117374     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.376     Document Type: Article

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