Prehospital Predictors of Initial Shockable Rhythm in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Findings From the Taichung Sudden Unexpected Death Registry (THUNDER)
Journal
Mayo Clinic proceedings
Journal Volume
92
Journal Issue
3
Pages
347
Date Issued
2017-03
Author(s)
Lin, Yen-Nien
Chang, Shih-Sheng
Wang, Lee-Min
Chi, Hwan-Ting
Ueng, Kwo-Chang
Tsai, Chin-Feng
Phan, Chee-Seong
Lu, Li-Hua
Hii, Choon-Hoon
Chung, Yu-Ting
Chugh, Sumeet S
Wu, Tsu-Juey
Chang, Kuan-Cheng
Abstract
To identify the incidence and prehospital predictors of ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF) as the initial arrhythmia in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in central Taiwan.
Type
journal article
