• Ugeskrift for laeger · Sep 2014

    Case Reports

    [Liver lesion in a cardiac arrest patient treated with therapeutic hypothermia.]

    • Sarah Ostenfeld, Olaf Hennes, and Johnny Andersen.
    • Holsteinsgade 30, 2100 København Ø. sarahostenfeld@hotmail.com.
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 2014 Sep 29; 176 (40).

    AbstractCardiac arrest patients receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation. If resuscitated therapeutic hypothermia (TH) improves outcome. The following coagulopathy caused by TH, antithrombotic drugs and acidosis can induce severe haemorrhage from non-acknowledged organ lesions. This story illustrates a liver lesion caused by cardiac compressions. By coincidence the lesion was found on a computed tomography scan. The patient remained circulatory stabil during TH and was discharged in good cerebral state. However, should these patients rutinely be scanned?

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