title: eComment: the sooner the beginning of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the better the outcome for the arrested cardiac operated patient.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, University Hospital of Patras, 22500 Rion Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Apostolakis
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koniari
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koletsis
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004554:Electric Countershock; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome