Predictors of survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest a systematic review and meta-analysis

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-81

  Sasson, Comilla ^a   Rogers, Mary A M ^b   Dahl, Jason ^c   Kellermann, Arthur L ^d  

^a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Death, sudden; Emergency medical services; Heart arrest

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY; AGED; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PUBLISHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PUBLICATION BIAS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77950868240     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.889576     Document Type: Article

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