Early versus later rhythm analysis in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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Published in N Engl J Med on September 01, 2011

Authors

Ian G Stiell1, Graham Nichol, Brian G Leroux, Thomas D Rea, Joseph P Ornato, Judy Powell, James Christenson, Clifton W Callaway, Peter J Kudenchuk, Tom P Aufderheide, Ahamed H Idris, Mohamud R Daya, Henry E Wang, Laurie J Morrison, Daniel Davis, Douglas Andrusiek, Shannon Stephens, Sheldon Cheskes, Robert H Schmicker, Ray Fowler, Christian Vaillancourt, David Hostler, Dana Zive, Ronald G Pirrallo, Gary M Vilke, George Sopko, Myron Weisfeldt, ROC Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Emergency Medicine and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa. istiell@ohri.ca

Associated clinical trials:

Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Prehospital Resuscitation Using an Impedance Valve | NCT00394706

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