Paediatric arrhythmias in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 732-737

  Clausen, Henning ^a,b   Theophilos, Theane ^a,c   Jackno, Kim ^c   Babl, Franz E ^a,c,d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ISOPRENALINE; PENICILLIN G; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVERSION; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIZZINESS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LETHARGY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; SEIZURE; SYNCOPE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX PAIN;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84865252687     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200242     Document Type: Article

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