Indications and limitations of induced hypothermic therapy for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest.

Reversal of Electrocardiographic Sodium Channel Blockade Changes with Bicarbonate Therapy in a Pediatric Patient Post-Cardiopulmonary Arrest Secondary to Methadone Toxicity

Evaluation of effective factors in the success of resuscitation of patients with in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest

Background: Previous studies have shown that several factors affect the outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In this study, we have evaluated the factors associated with the outcome of resuscitation in in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest patients (IHCA) 002E. Methods: This cross-sectional non-probability study was performed on patients with in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest between 2015 a...

Current status of antifibrinolytics in cardiopulmonary bypass and elective deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) results in many physiologic derangements, including activation of the hemostatic and fibrinolytic pathways. Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) adds a further insult to the coagulation systems because it involves more extreme hypothermia and organ ischemia related to blood stasis. The abnormalities induced by CPB disrupt the checks and balances in the hemosta...

Hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion in ascending aortic and aortic arch surgery: a risk factor analysis for adverse outcome in 501 patients.

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to identify preoperative and intraoperative risk factors influencing outcome after operations requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion in a single center. METHODS Between November 1999 and March 2006, a total of 501 consecutive patients (median age 64 years, range 20-86 years, 320 male) underwent aortic arch surge...

Hypothermic cardiac arrest far away from the center providing rewarming with extracorporeal circulation

A 41-year-old man suffered hypothermic cardiac arrest after water immersion and was transported to our university hospital by ambulance helicopter for rewarming on cardiopulmonary bypass. He resumed spontaneous cardiac activity 6 h 52 min after cardiac arrest and recovered completely.