[Asystole in extreme hyperkalemia, and successful resuscitation].
Cardiac arrest in a twenty-year-old patient was caused by hyperkalaemia of 11.8 mmol/l. Cardiorespiratory resuscitation and emergency treatment of hyperkalaemia saved the life of this patient without residual neurological or mental disorders. We discuss pathophysiological mechanisms.
D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000150:complications*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012151:Resuscitation
Asystolie bei extremer Hyperkaliämie und erfolgreiche Reanimation.