Complications of mechanical chest compression devices

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 404-407

  Platenkamp, M ^a   Otterspoor, L C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

AGED; AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION INSTRUMENT; EGO DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPICARDIAL BLEEDING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINAL ISCHAEMIA; INTESTINE INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG INJURY; MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSION DEVICE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; PERICARDIAL BLEEDING; PNEUMOTHORAX; RIB FRACTURE; SKIN DEFECT; SPLEEN INJURY; STERNUM FRACTURE; STOMACH PERFORATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84907152448     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: 18766250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-013-0491-y     Document Type: Article

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