Improving Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Outcomes: A Valentine Worth Sending
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The Aassociation between Pre-Cardiac Arrest Comorbidity and Unsuccessful Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Patients with Cardiac Arrest
Background and Objective: Patients suffering from cardiac arrest (CA) have poor prognosis and survival. The association of pre-arrest comorbidity with unsuccessful resuscitation in patients with CA is far from clear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between pre-existing comorbidity and unsuccessful resuscitation following CA in Iranian patients. Materials and Met...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care Nurse
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0279-5442,1940-8250
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2015167