title: Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure following cardioversion and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
abstract: A 39-year-old male suffered a myocardial infarction at work and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was initiated immediately. After 15 cardioversions, ventricular fibrillation converted to sinus rhythm. Rhabdomyolysis with a 100-fold increase of serum creatine kinase level and myoglobinuria with acute renal failure ensued, requiring hemodialysis treatment. The patient died and autopsy revealed acute posterior myocardial infarction. Prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation involving repeated cardioversion may predispose to myoglobinuric renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, General Hospital Maribor, Teaching Hospital of Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hojs
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinkovic
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hojs-Fabjan
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy