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Advanced Cardiac Life Support

"Advanced Cardiac Life Support" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The use of sophisticated methods and equipment to treat cardiopulmonary arrest. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) includes the use of specialized equipment to maintain the airway, early defibrillation and pharmacological therapy.


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Bar chart showing 13 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2013 and 2015 and 2016 and 2018
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