Elevation of intrathoracic pressure during cardiopulmonary resuscitation generates carotid pressure and flow, but also increases intracranial pressure. This increase in intracranial pressure may limit cerebral blood flow. Therefore, we performed studies designed to quantify the extent of this transmission and to identify the mechanism of transmission of intrathoracic pressure to the intracrania...

Avulsion of the gallbladder is an uncommon complication after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It has never been reported before. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is frequently associated with complications such as rib and sternal fractures. Visceral structures are less affected. Abdominal organs might be injured, most frequently due to fractured ribs and/or the sternal bone. We report on a patient ...

BACKGROUND Exercise can trigger sudden cardiac arrest. Early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use by laypersons could maximize the survival rate following exercise-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). METHODS AND RESULTS OHCA data between 2005 and 2012 were obtained from a prospective population-based OHCA registry in Osaka Prefecture....

BACKGROUND Despite recent advances in resuscitation algorithms, neurological injury after cardiac arrest due to cerebral ischemia and reperfusion is one of the reasons for poor neurological outcome. There is currently no adequate means of measuring cerebral perfusion during cardiac arrest. It was the aim of this study to investigate the feasibility of measuring near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)...

Lance-Adams syndrome (LAS) is an uncommon neurological disorder characterized by the development of chronic post-hypoxic myoclonus. There are relatively few cases described following successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We report a patient who developed LAS 3 months after successful resuscitation. Cerebral imaging studies indicate that brain pathology in LAS patients is not uniform, sugges...