Automated continuous chest compression for in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation of patients with pulseless electrical activity: A report of five cases

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Bonnemeier, Hendrik ^a   Olivecrona, Göran ^c   Simonis, Gregor ^b   Götberg, Matthias ^c   Weitz, Gunther ^a   Iblher, Peter ^a   Gerling, Ivana ^a   Schunkert, Heribert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b University Heart Center Dresden   (Germany)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Mechanical chest compression device; Pulseless electrical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED CONTINUOUS CHEST COMPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; DEVICE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE;

EID: 67651065400     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.095     Document Type: Article

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