Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: Improving adherence to national guidelines

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-18

  Beddingfield, Emily ^a   Clark, Angela P ^b  

^a Adult Health CNS Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155184630     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NUR.0b013e31823f8a02     Document Type: Article

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