Regional cardiac resuscitation systems of care

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-230

  Nichol, Graham ^a   Soar, Jasmeet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Postresuscitation care; Regional systems of care

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77952397298     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32833985b5     Document Type: Review

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