Is "Good Neurologic Outcome" Following Cardiac Arrest Good Enough?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

Editorial

Matthew P Kirschen et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Oct.

. 2015 Oct;16(8):772-3.

doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000472.

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

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Cardiac Arrest in Children: Long-Term Health Status and Health-Related Quality of Life.
van Zellem L, Utens EM, Legerstee JS, Cransberg K, Hulst JM, Tibboel D, Buysse C. van Zellem L, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Oct;16(8):693-702. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000452. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015. PMID: 26020858

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