Resuscitation duration inequality by patient characteristics in emergency department out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational study

Objective Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients unresponsive to basic life support are frequently transferred to emergency departments (EDs) for further resuscitation. Although some survive with good neurologic outcomes, additional resuscitation in EDs is often futile. Without a dedicated t...

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Main Authors: Minoo Kang, Joonghee Kim, Kyuseok Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2014-12-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-14-010.pdf