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

International Journal of Emergency Medicine · 2012-02-01 · Case report

Abstract

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.

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ECMO & mechanical circulatory support