• Der Anaesthesist · Dec 2007

    Case Reports

    [Another case of "Lazarus phenomenon" during surgery? Spontaneous return of circulation in a patient with a pacemaker].

    • C H R Wiese, T Stojanovic, A Klockgether-Radke, U Bartels, J D Schmitto, M Quintel, and B M Graf.
    • Zentrum Anaesthesiologie, Rettungs- und Intensivmedizin, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Deutschland. cwiese@zari.de
    • Anaesthesist. 2007 Dec 1; 56 (12): 1231-6.

    AbstractA case is presented of spontaneous return of circulation after cardiac arrest in a patient with a pacemaker without intraoperative resuscitation. In the literature this kind of situation is called the Lazarus phenomenon. Cardiac arrest of the patient occurred during surgery and because of the poor prognosis no cardiopulmonary resuscitation was initiated. After 6 min of apnoea and cessation of circulation, the circulation restarted spontaneously and surgery was continued. Afterwards the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit but died 2 days later without regaining consciousness. The pathophysiological mechanisms for the Lazarus phenomenon are poorly understood but several mechanisms and multifactorial events are discussed in the literature.

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