Cardiac arrest with refractory ventricular fibrillation: A successful resuscitation using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 264.e1-264.e2

  Chiu, Chun Chieh ^a   Chiu, Chun Wen ^a   Chen, Ying Cheng ^a   Siao, Fu Yuan ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION;

EID: 84870892509     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.03.035     Document Type: Article

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