Does the evidence support the use of mild hypothermia after cardiac arrest? Yes

BMJ

Volumn 343, Issue , 2011, Pages d5830-

  Nolan, Jerry P ^a   Soar, Jasmeet ^b  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED;

EID: 84857391498     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d5830     Document Type: Article

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