From 4-links to 5-links of "chain of survival" - Post-resuscitation care is critical for good neurological recovery

Circulation Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1797-1798

  Hanada, Hiroyuki ^a   Okumura, Ken ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 70349859863     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-09-0630     Document Type: Editorial

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