Cardiocerebral Resuscitation: An Approach to Improving Survival of Patients With Primary Cardiac Arrest

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 24-33

  Ewy, Gordon A ^a   Bobrow, Bentley J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac arrest; passive ventilation; prevention; ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTUBATION; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; ALGORITHM; CARDIOVERSION; CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MORTALITY; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951122499     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066614544450     Document Type: Review

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