Prolonged resuscitation: a case report.
This report illustrates a case of prolonged resuscitation (without hypothermia) with a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after 1 h of resuscitation in a hospital car park and emergency department. Coronary artery stenting was achieved 2 h and 45 min after collapse. Following a 12-week stay in hospital the patient was discharged home making a full recovery within 12 months. Issues regarding prolonged resuscitation and the key predictors of survival are discussed.
Cooper
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Department of Resuscitation Training, Level 3, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth PL6 8DH, UK. simon.cooper@phnt.swest.nhs.uk
Macnaughton
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D022561:Advanced Cardiac Life Support / Q000379:methods*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors