Successful resuscitation from prolonged hypothermic cardiac arrest without extracorporeal life support: a case report

Successful resuscitation from prolonged hypothermic cardiac arrest without extracorporeal life support: a case report

Abstract Background We report a case of successful prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation (5 hours and 44 minutes) following severe accidental hypothermia with cardiac arrest treated without rewarming on extracorporeal life support. Case presentation A 52-year-old Italian mountaineer, was trapped i...

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Main Authors: Melanie Kuhnke, Roland Albrecht, Joerg C. Schefold, Peter Paal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Hypothermia
Cardiac arrest
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
ECLS
Mechanical CPR
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2282-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2282-6

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