Novel diagnostic procedure: Saved by focused echo evaluation in resuscitation

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 986-989

  Hollister, N ^a   Bond, R ^a   Donovan, A ^a   Nicholls, B ^a  

^a MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; TENECTEPLASE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; THORAX PAIN; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART TAMPONADE; METHODOLOGY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA;

AGED; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PNEUMONIA; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 80054749154     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.11.2010.3490rep     Document Type: Article

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