American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 543-551, June 2010

Survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest before and after use of advanced postresuscitation care:☆

A survey focusing on incidence, patient characteristics, survival, and estimated cerebral function after postresuscitation care

  • Louise Martinell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medicine Clinic, NU Hospital Organisation, NÄL, 461 85 Trollhättan, Sweden
    • ,
  • Malena Larsson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medicine Clinic, NU Hospital Organisation, NÄL, 461 85 Trollhättan, Sweden
    • ,
  • Angela Bång, MD

      Affiliations

    • University College of Borås, School of Health Sciences, 501 90 Borås, Sweden
    • ,
  • Thomas Karlsson, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Jonny Lindqvist

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Ann-Britt Thorén, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Johan Herlitz, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +46 31 82 73 75.

Received 22 December 2008; received in revised form 28 January 2009; accepted 29 January 2009. published online 08 February 2010.

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☆ This study was supported by grants from The Laerdal Foundation.

PII: S0735-6757(09)00067-9

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2009.01.042

American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 543-551, June 2010

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