Echocardiography for prognostication during the resuscitation of intensive care unit patients with non-shockable rhythm cardiac arrest.

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Abstract

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) during cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) has been studied in victims of cardiac arrests. Our objective was to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of TTE in victims of cardiac arrest with non-shockable rhythms hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Resuscitation

Title: Resuscitation

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-1570

ISSN (Print): 0300-9572

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2015

Volume: 92

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[1 ] Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz - Institute of Health Education and Research, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo - ISCMSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: uriflato@gmail.com.

[2 ] Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

[3 ] Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz - Institute of Health Education and Research, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

[4 ] Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo - ISCMSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

[5 ] Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0300-9572(15)00149-5

DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.03.024

PubMed ID: 25891961

SO-VID: 2b6241cb-b4f5-4a28-947f-a97263c6a926

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Keywords: Cardiopulmonary arrest,Echocardiography,Intensive care,Prognosis

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Keywords: Cardiopulmonary arrest, Echocardiography, Intensive care, Prognosis

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