Early- versus late-initiation of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: Preliminary observations from the experience of 17 Italian intensive care units

Resuscitation

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 823-828

  Salvatore Alongi, Appendix A ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Therapeutic hypothermia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PERFORMANCE CATEGORY; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861705715     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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