Epidemiology and management of atrial fibrillation in medical and noncardiac surgical adult intensive care unit patients

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 326.e1-326.e8

  Kanji, Salmaan ^a   Williamson, David R ^b   Yaghchi, Behrooz Mohammadzadeh ^c   Albert, Martin ^b   McIntyre, Lauralyn ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Guelph General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Critically ill; Defibrillation; Intensive care unit; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FLECAINIDE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84861189272     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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