• Duodecim · Jan 2016

    Case Reports

    [Thoracic lavage and open cardiac massage as treatment of hypothermic cardiac arrest--case report].

    • Timo Koponen, Ville Vänni, Minna Kettunen, Matti Reinikainen, and Tapio Hakala.
    • Duodecim. 2016 Jan 1; 132 (7): 666-8.

    AbstractCardiopulmonary 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.

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