Calcium administration during cardiac arrest: A systematic review

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 72-78

  Kette, Fulvio ^a   Ghuman, Jaspinder ^b   Parr, Michael ^c  

^a AREU Lombardia Regional Emergency Service   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

asystole; calcium; calcium salts; cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; pulseless electrical activity; ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM GLUCEPTATE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AID KIT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874943895     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328358e336     Document Type: Review

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