Defibrillation of Obese Patients
Open Access
- 1 April 2012
- journal article
- Published by AACN Publishing in Critical Care Nurse
- Vol. 32 (2) , 73-74
Abstract
Defibrillation of Obese Patients Q Q Do obese patients require higher energy levels for defibrillation?Keywords
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