Guideline for resuscitation in cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-28

  Dunning, Joel ^a   Fabbri, Alessandro ^b   Kolh, Philippe H ^c   Levine, Adrian ^d   Lockowandt, Ulf ^e   Mackay, Jonathan ^f   Pavie, Alain J ^g   Strang, Tim ^h   Versteegh, Michael I M ⁱ   Nashef, Samer A M ^f  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Vicenza Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^h WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiac massage; Cardiac surgery; Guideline; Resuscitation; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMIODARONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; VANCOMYCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AORTA BALLOON; ASYSTOLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEFIBRILLATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MASSAGE; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART PACING; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LUNG CLEARANCE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORACOCENTESIS; WOUND INFECTION;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EPINEPHRINE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESUSCITATION; STERNUM; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 67349189542     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.01.033     Document Type: Editorial

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