Can Home AEDs Improve Survival?  

Oleh:

Callans, David J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The New England Journal of Medicine (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 358 no. 17 (Apr. 2008), page 1853.

Ketersediaan

Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: N08.K.2008.02 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

Lihat Detail Induk

Isi artikel

Although it is difficult to study or even quantify, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest contributes greatly to total mortality in industrialized countries. Often such an event is the first manifestation of cardiovascular disease, and more than 90% of patients do not have identifiable high-risk characteristics. The estimated U.S. incidence of sudden cardiac arrest is 166,200 per year, with a median survival to hospital discharge of only 6.4%.1 In this context, the automated external defibrillator (AED) has generated substantial hope. Clinical trials of the devices have gradually increased the scale of application from circumscribed locations, such as casinos and airplanes, to other public . . .

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali