Survival after avalanche-induced cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1192-1196

  Boué, Yvonnick ^a,b,c   Payen, Jean François ^a,b,c   Brun, Julien ^a   Thomas, Sébastien ^a   Levrat, Albrice ^d   Blancher, Marc ^a   Debaty, Guillaume ^a   Bouzat, Pierre ^a,b,c  

^a HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c GRENOBLE INSTITUT DES NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

^d Service réanimation Centre Hospitalier Région d'Annecy   (France)

Author keywords

Avalanche; Burial; Cardiac arrest; Hypothermia

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVALANCHE; AVALANCHE INDUCED CARDIAC ARREST; BLOOD CLOTTING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORE TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; WARMING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AVALANCHE BURIAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CEREBRAL PERFORMANCE CATEGORY SCORE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; ON SCENE CARDIAC ARREST; PATIENT SURVIVAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR; MORTALITY; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AVALANCHES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906050651     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.06.015     Document Type: Article

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