Pulseless electrical activity and successful out-of-hospital resuscitation - long-term survival and quality of life: an observational cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Saarinen, Sini ^a   Kämäräinen, Antti ^b,c   Silfvast, Tom ^a   Yli Hankala, Arvi ^b   Virkkunen, Ilkka ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867896211     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-20-74     Document Type: Article

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