The effect of carbon dioxide on near-death experiences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: A prospective observational study

Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Klemenc Ketis, Zalika ^a,b   Kersnik, Janko ^a,b   Grmec, Stefek ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c Center for Emergency Medicine   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; DEATH; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SLOVENIA; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; AGED; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLOVENIA; SURVIVORS; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 77950653067     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc8952     Document Type: Article

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