Ventricular fibrillation diagnosed with trans-thoracic echocardiography

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1211-1213

  Querellou, Emgan ^a   Meyran, Daniel ^a   Petitjean, Frederic ^a   Le Dreff, Pierre ^a   Maurin, Olivier ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Artifacts; Cardiac arrest; Defibrillation; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Electrocution

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; DEFIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC INJURIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249115526     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.06.033     Document Type: Article

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