[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation should continue as long as shockable cardiac rhythms persist].
Initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation or termination of a resuscitation attempt may be challenging. We report a case with a 41-year-old man who was successfully resuscitated without significant neurological deficits despite more than 45 minutes of cardiac arrest with shockable cardiac rhythms. This case demonstrates that treatment should continue as long as shockable cardiac rhythms persist.
Institut for Klinisk Medicin, Aarhus Universitetshospital, Skejby, Denmark.
Kasper
K
Adelborg
Bo
B
Løfgren
Erik Lerkevang
EL
Grove
D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000592:standards; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*