Ill-effects of cardiac resuscitation: report of two unusual cases.
Two mishaps associated with closed-chest cardiac resuscitation are presented. One-pneumoperitoneum-became evident during life, created considerable diagnostic difficulty, and evoked treatment that possibly hastened the patient's death. The other-cardiac puncture-appeared at autopsy and its mechanism may be unique.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006336:Heart Massage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications*