Impact of transport to critical care medical centers on outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 549-554

  Kajino, Kentaro ^a   Iwami, Taku ^b   Daya, Mohamud ^c   Nishiuchi, Tatsuya ^d   Hayashi, Yasuyuki ^e   Kitamura, Tetsuhisa ^b   Irisawa, Taro ^f   Sakai, Tomohiko ^f   Kuwagata, Yasuyuki ^f   Hiraide, Atushi ^g   Kishi, Masashi ^a   Yamayoshi, Shigeru ^a  

^a OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^e SAISEIKAI SENRI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Emergency medical services (EMS); Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA); Post resuscitation care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951663264     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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