The use of circulatory criteria to diagnose death after unsuccessful cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 781-783

  Manara, Alexander R ^a   Thomas, Ian ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CELL HYPOXIA; DEATH; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; UNITED KINGDOM; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG CIRCULATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DEATH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART ARREST; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77953727460     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.05.004     Document Type: Editorial

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