Can drugs ever improve outcome after cardiac arrest?

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 663-664

  Olasveengen, Theresa Mariero ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; METHOXAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOPRESSIN;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEFIBRILLATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG SCREENING; EDITORIAL; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESUSCITATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EPINEPHRINE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84860483685     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.03.007     Document Type: Editorial

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