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A prospective analysis of near-death experiences in cardiac arrest patients.

Janet Schwaninger, Paul R. Eisenberg, Kenneth B. Schechtman, Alan N. Weiss

Journal of Near-Death Studies 2002 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2002-20-4-p215-232. (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Observational cohort Peer reviewed
Population Patients suffering a cardiac arrest
Topics Near-death experience
Keywords Cardiology Intensive care medicine
Citations 99
Key findings Approximately 10% of cardiac arrest survivors report a near-death experience, which is associated with lasting positive psychosocial and spiritual changes.

Abstract

Study assessing prospectively the frequency of near-death experiences (NDEs) in patients suffering a cardiac arrest, characterizing these experiences, and assessing their impact on psychosocial and spiritual attitudes.

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Near-death experience in survivors of cardiac arrest: a prospective study in the Netherlands Cardiac patients successfully resuscitated after cardiac arrest in ten Dutch hospitals 2001 Prospective cohort study n = 344
Incidence and correlates of near-death experiences in a cardiac care unit Cardiac inpatients at a tertiary care center 2003 Observational cohort n = 1,595
Features of "near-death experience" in relation to whether or not patients were near death Patients who believed they were near death during an illness or after an injury and... 1990 Observational cohort n = 58
The phenomenology of near-death experiences Subjects who reported near-death experiences 1980 Retrospective study n = 78
Near-Death Experiences and the Temporal Lobe Individuals who reported having had a near-death experience during a life-threatening... 2004 Observational cohort

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