title: Successful use of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in accidental hypothermic cardiac arrest.
abstract: Cardiopulmonary bypass is usually used for rewarming and for providing cardiac support in patients with severe hypothermia and cardiovascular instability. We report the first case of accidental severe hypothermia associated with prolonged cardiac arrest that was successfully managed by venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
authors.affiliation: Department of ECMO and Cardiac Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QP, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ravindranath
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tiruvoipati
authors.forename: Senthil K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Balasubramanian
authors.forename: Espeed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Khoshbin
authors.forename: Leonidas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hadjinikolaou
authors.forename: Andrzej W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Sosnowski
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Firmin
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017694:Rewarming / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome