Management of cardiac arrest patients to maximize neurologic outcome

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-124

  Püttgen, Hans Adrian ^a   Pantle, Hardin ^b   Geocadin, Romergryko G ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Neurological outcome; Postcardiac arrest syndrome; Therapeutic hypothermia

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; ETIRACETAM; FENTANYL; LIDOFLAZINE; MAGNESIUM; MIDAZOLAM; NIMODIPINE; PANCURONIUM; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; TENECTEPLASE; THIOPENTAL; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VECURONIUM;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PERFUSION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEVER; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICINE; MICROTHROMBUS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SHIVERING; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VENTILATOR;

BRAIN INJURIES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67749114463     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328326077c     Document Type: Review

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