APACHE II scores as predictors of cardio pulmonary resuscitation outcome: Evidence from a tertiary care institute in a low-income country

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-35

  Patel, Muhammad Junaid ^a   Khan, Nadeem Ullah ^a   Furqan, Muhammad ^a   Awan, Safia ^a   Khan, Muhammad Shoaib ^a   Kashif, Waqar ^a   Sorathia, Ayesha L ^a   Hussain, Syed Ather ^a   Mir, Mohammed Umer ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

APACHE II scores; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84863415639     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.93053     Document Type: Article

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