Good neurological recovery after cardiopulmonary resuscitation and thrombolysis in two old patients with pulmonary embolism

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 400-402

  Cavallaro, F ^a,b   Sandroni, C ^a   Bocci, M G ^a   Marano, C ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; BENZODIAZEPINE; DOPAMINE; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEURONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60349132384     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01861.x     Document Type: Article

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