The influence of female gender on cardiac arrest outcomes: A systematic review of the literature

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2169-2178

  Hasan, Omar F ^a   Al Suwaidi, Jassim ^a,b   Omer, Anas A ^a,b   Ghadban, Wissam ^a   Alkilani, Hani ^a   Gehani, Abdurrazzak ^a,b   Salam, Amar M ^a,b  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^b HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Gender; Outcome; Survival

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MEDLINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84908647707     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2014.936552     Document Type: Review

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