Mechanical versus manual chest compressions for cardiac arrest

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Brooks, Steven C ^a   Hassan, Nizar ^b   Bigham, Blair L ^c   Morrison, Laurie J ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEART ARREST; HEMATOTHORAX; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL CHEST COMPRESSION; MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSION; ORGAN INJURY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; REVIEW; RIB FRACTURE; STERNAL FRACTURE; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; EQUIPMENT; HEART MASSAGE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; HEART ARREST; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84901207777     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007260.pub3     Document Type: Review

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