Early adrenaline for cardiac arrest

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Perkins, Gavin D ^a   Nolan, Jerry P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESUSCITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84901720206     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g3245     Document Type: Editorial

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