Some futuristic possibilities for resuscitation.
Future possibilities for resuscitation must take into account our still limited understanding of the reperfusion syndrome. Clinical resuscitation research must incorporate the use of prolonged life-support techniques. These may depend on the use of cardiopulmonary bypass to provide improved reperfusion of vital organs and to permit the time necessary to evaluate and treat the mediators and modifiers of the reperfusion syndrome. It is likely that some patients who require prolonged life support will need replacement organs or, should their brains fail to survive resuscitation, become organ donors. Physicians involved in resuscitation and transplantation must come to grips with the logistic problems of techniques for prolonged resuscitation.
D001775:Blood Circulation; D002102:Cadaver; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005544:Forecasting; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D009926:Organ Preservation; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000639:trends