Oxidative stress during cardiac arrest may inactivate myocardial enzymes and thereby exacerbate ischemic derangements of myocardial metabolism. This study examined the impact of cardiac arrest on left ventricular enzymes. Beagles were subjected to 5 min of cardiac arrest and 5 min of open-chest cardiac compressions (OCCC) before epicardial direct current countershocks were applied to restore si...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article is a review of the most recent findings in resuscitation techniques in advanced cardiac life support. The article focuses particularly on the period after July 1, 2003, but relevant new findings before this period are also included. RECENT FINDINGS Randomized clinical trial results suggest that the current cardiopulmonary resuscitation and advanced cardiac life ...

Cardiac arrest, a deadly condition caused by a sudden failure of the heart, is synonymous with clinical death (in-hospital mortality rate of ∼ 80%). Early and accurate estimation of patients at high risk of cardiac arrest is crucial for improving the survival rate. Existing research generally fails to utilize a patient’s temporal dynamics and/or leverage ordinal measurements. This paper present...

Cardiac arrest in the adolescent population secondary to congenital heart disease (CHD) is rare. Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) in the emergency department (ED) can yield important clinical information, aid in resuscitative efforts during cardiac arrest and is commonly integrated into the evaluation of patients with pulseless electrical activity (PEA). We report a case of pediatric cardiac ...

INTRODUCTION Cardiac arrest following trauma occurs infrequently compared with cardiac aetiology. Within the German Resuscitation Registry a traumatic cause is documented in about 3% of cardiac arrest patients. Regarding the national Trauma Registry, only a few of these trauma patients with cardiac arrest survive. The aim of the present study was to analyze the outcome of cardiopulmonary resusc...

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a self-limited acute vasculitis that mainly affects medium-sized arteries in childhood, with the coronary being one of main targets. A well-known complication aneurysm myocardial ischemia. We report case 29-year-old female an insignificant past medical history who presented sudden cardiac arrest. Labs were significant for elevated troponin, consistent non-ST elevation i...

The Cardiac Arrest in Elective Neurosurgery, is complex and different from other types, as it’s influenced by the patient’s position, surgical procedure, equipment used to fix skull;
 we report a case of patient admitted for lumbar spine surgery prone position who presented an intraoperative cardiac arrest.
 chest compressions can be started immediately patients; some studies confirme...

Postarrest myocardial dysfunction includes the development of low cardiac output or ventricular systolic or diastolic dysfunction after cardiac arrest. Impaired left ventricular systolic function is reported in nearly two-thirds of patients resuscitated after cardiac arrest. Hypotension and shock requiring vasopressor support are similarly common after cardiac arrest. Whereas shock requiring va...

BACKGROUND As a site of the Thai Anesthesia Incidents Study (THAI Study) of anesthetic adverse outcome, the authors continued the institutional data collection to determine the incidence and factors related to 24-hour perioperative cardiac arrest in geriatric patients (aged 65 years and over) representing a Thai university hospital. MATERIAL AND METHOD Between July 1, 2003 and March 31, 2007,...