title: [Resuscitation of severely hypothermic and multitraumatised female following long-term cardiac arrest].
abstract: We describe the case of a patient who was severely hypothermic after 45 minutes of submersion. The patient received about 90 minutes of basic and advanced life support before being connected to extra corporal heart lung assistance (ECHLA). The core temperature was 28.9 degrees C, plasma potassium was 3.7 mmol/l. The patient stabilized and was discharged without significant sequelae after four weeks. This case report describes the importance of basic life support in the hypothermic patient and the use of ECHLA.
authors.affiliation: Intensiv Terapi Afsnit 4131, Abdominalcentret, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 København Ø. kimrunitz@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rünitz
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thornberg
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wanscher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D022561:Advanced Cardiac Life Support; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007101:Immersion; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000628:therapy*