Survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest before and after use of advanced postresuscitation care. A survey focusing on incidence, patient characteristics, survival, and estimated cerebral function after postresuscitation care

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 543-551

  Martinell, Louise ^a   Larsson, Malena ^a   Bång, Angela ^b   Karlsson, Thomas ^c   Lindqvist, Jonny ^c   Thorén, Ann Britt ^c   Herlitz, Johan ^c  

^a NU Hospital Organisation   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CRYOANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77953318505     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.01.042     Document Type: Article

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