title: Intentional circulatory arrest to facilitate surgical repair of a massively bleeding artery.
abstract: Cardiocirculatory arrest can be induced by adenosine and maintained over several minutes by application of high positive end-expiratory pressure to allow surgical control of a near hemorrhage from a large ruptured artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Lothar A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Schwarte
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hartmann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007023:Hypotension, Controlled; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012421:Rupture; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery