Early in-hospital management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Scotland: A national survey

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-104

  Lyon, Richard M ^a   Shepherd, John ^b   Clegg, Gareth R ^c  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiac arrest; hypothermia; intensive care; percutaneous coronary intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MILD THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTLAND; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953076345     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32833cfc40     Document Type: Article

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