Incidence and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with shock-resistant ventricular fibrillation: Data from a large population-based cohort

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 956-961

  Sakai, Tomohiko ^a   Iwami, Taku ^b   Tasaki, Osamu ^a   Kawamura, Takashi ^b   Hayashi, Yasuyuki ^c   Rinka, Hiroshi ^d   Ohishi, Yasuo ^e   Mohri, Tomoyoshi ^f   Kishimoto, Masafumi ^g   Nishiuchi, Tatsuya ^h   Kajino, Kentaro ⁱ   Matsumoto, Hisatake ^j   Uejima, Toshifumi ^k   Nitta, Masahiko ^l   Shiokawa, Chizuka ^m   Ikeuchi, Hisashi ⁿ   Hiraide, Atsushi ^o   Sugimoto, Hisashi ^p   Kuwagata, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAISEIKAI SENRI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^f OSAKA GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^g Osaka Prefectural Nakakawachi Medical Center of Acute Medicine   (Japan)

^h National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

ⁱ OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^j OSAKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^k KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^l OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^m Osaka Prefectural Council of Emergency Care Facilities   (Japan)

ⁿ NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^o KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^p HOSHIGAOKA KOSEINENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Adult; Basic life support (BLS); Cardiac arrest; Defibrillation; Emergency medical service; Return of spontaneous circulation; Utstein template; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CARDIOVERSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77954761575     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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