Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: 10 years of progress in research and treatment

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 273, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 572-583

  Hollenberg, J ^a   Svensson, L ^a   Rosenqvist, M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute cardiac care; Automated external defibrillators; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Intensive care medicine; Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM; TELEMEDICINE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; SWEDEN;

EID: 84877925415     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joim.12064     Document Type: Review

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