Temporal Trends in Outcomes after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Witnessed by Emergency Medical Services in Japan: A Population-Based Study

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 477-484

  Kajino, Kentaro ^a   Kitamura, Tetsuhisa ^b   Kiyohara, Kosuke ^c   Iwami, Taku ^d   Daya, Mohamud ^e   Ong, Marcus Eng Hock ^f,g   Shimazu, Takeshi ^h   Sadamitsu, Daikai ^a  

^a Department of Acute Medicine and Critical Care Medical Center ^*  (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^g DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^h OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; emergency medical services; outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGISTER; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958051940     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2015.1115931     Document Type: Article

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