Toward definitive trials and improved outcomes of cardiac arrest

Circulation

Volumn 121, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1586-1588

  Weisfeldt, Myron L ^a   Sugarman, Jeremy ^a,b   Bandeen Roche, Karen ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Defibrillation; Editorials

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW; EDITORIAL; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SURVIVAL RATE;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; REACTION TIME; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 77950953695     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3181dd3e19     Document Type: Editorial

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