Extracorporeal cardiac mechanical stimulation: Precordial thump and precordial percussion

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-177

  Pellis, Tommaso ^a   Kohl, Peter ^b  

^a S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardio pulmonary resuscitation; Chest thump; Fist pacing; Mechanical cardioversion; Mechano electric feedback; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL MECHANICAL STIMULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PACING; HEART RHYTHM; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUSSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRECORDIAL PERCUSSION; PRECORDIAL THUMPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAINING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART ARREST; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION;

EID: 77949411633     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldp045     Document Type: Review

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