Therapeutic hypothermia following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA): An audit of compliance at a large Australian hospital

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 844-849

  McGloughlin, S A ^a   Udy, A ^a   O'Donoghue, S ^a   Bandeshe, H ^a   Gowardman, J R ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Neurological outcome; Therapeutic hypothermia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEUROMONITORING; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84866549450     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1204000512     Document Type: Article

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