Primary outcomes for resuscitation science studies: A consensus statement from the american heart association

Circulation

Volumn 124, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2158-2177

  Becker, Lance B ^a   Aufderheide, Tom P ^a   Geocadin, Romergryko G ^a   Callaway, Clifton W ^a   Lazar, Ronald M ^a   Donnino, Michael W ^a   Nadkarni, Vinay M ^a   Abella, Benjamin S ^a   Adrie, Christophe ^a   Berg, Robert A ^a   Merchant, Raina M ^a   O'Connor, Robert E ^a   Meltzer, David O ^a   Holm, Margo B ^a   Longstreth, William T ^a   Halperin, Henry R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA Scientific Statements; resuscitation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CREATINE KINASE MB; LACTIC ACID; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; TROPONIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; LUNG INJURY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANKIN SCALE; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CONSENSUS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80855130499     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3182340239     Document Type: Article

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