title: [Thoracic lavage and open cardiac massage as treatment of hypothermic cardiac arrest--case report].
abstract: Cardiopulmonary bypass is the treatment of choice for a severely hypothermic patient with cardiac arrest. However, the treatment is not always available. We describe a successful three-and-a-half hour resuscitation of a hypothermic cardiac arrest patient with manual chest compressions followed by open cardiac massage and rewarming with thoracic lavage.
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koponen
authors.forename: Ville
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vänni
authors.forename: Minna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kettunen
authors.forename: Matti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reinikainen
authors.forename: Tapio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hakala
mesh_terms: D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006336:Heart Massage; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D017694:Rewarming / Q000379:methods*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*