title: Refractory ventricular fibrillation in accidental hypothermia: salvage with cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: A 20-year old woman presented with prolonged refractory ventricular fibrillation and pulmonary oedema following hypothermia while she was under self-administered heroin in an attempt to commit suicide. She was successfully resuscitated with cardiopulmonary bypass for core rewarming and internal defibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Anil Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mulpur
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mirsadraee
authors.forename: Taj B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McKeague
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D003932:Heroin; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D003932:Heroin