title: [Case report: resuscitation of a hypothermic patient - "Nothing's like it seems!"].
abstract: We report about a prolonged resuscitation of a hypothermic patient (26.2°C) in stadium HT III of the Swiss Staging System (SSS). A mechanical chest compression with the Lund University Cardiac Assist System (LUCAS) and the rewarming with a haemodialysis device were implemented. After a resuscitation time of 200min and a body temperature of 32.1°C ventricular fibrillation occurred. After the defibrillation a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) was established. The patient achieved a very good cognitive-mnestic result after the resuscitation but he suffered a neurological deficit in the meaning of paraplegia.
authors: Florian
authors: F
authors: Manke
authors: Thorsten
authors: T
authors: Keil
mesh_terms: D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D001802:Blood Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001810:Blood Volume; D001831:Body Temperature; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D017694:Rewarming / Q000295:instrumentation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001802:Blood Substitutes