Characterization of cardiac arrest in the emergency department of a Brazilian University Reference Hospital: A prospective study

Characterization of cardiac arrest in the emergency department of a Brazilian University Reference Hospital: A prospective study

Background & objectives: Sudden cardiac arrest (CA) represents one of the greatest challenges for medicine due to the vast number of cases and its social and economic impact. Despite advances in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques, mortality rates have not significantly decreased over...

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Main Authors: Cassia Regina Vancini-Campanharo, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Marília dos Santos Andrade, Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira Lopes, Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno, Ruth Ester Assayag Batista, Álvaro Nagib Atallah, Aécio Flávio Teixeira de Góis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Cardiac arrest - cardiopulmonary resuscitation - emergency medical services - epidemiology - mortality - survival
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2016;volume=144;issue=4;spage=552;epage=559;aulast=Vancini-Campanharo

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