Severe hyperkalemia with refractory ventricular fibrillation: Successful resuscitation using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 943.e5-943.e6

  Chiu, Chun Chieh ^a   Yen, Hsu Heng ^a   Chen, Yao Li ^a   Siao, Fu Yuan ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PIG INSULIN; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; TROPONIN;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REFRACTORY VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SPUTUM; T WAVE INVERSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84905198853     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.01.016     Document Type: Article

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