• Heart, lung & circulation · Dec 2009

    Case Reports

    Role of extracorporeal circulation in the management of accidental deep hypothermia.

    • Pankaj Saxena, Jaffar Shehatha, Adam Boyt, Mark Newman, and Igor E Konstantinov.
    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia. drpankajsaxena@hotmail.com
    • Heart Lung Circ. 2009 Dec 1;18(6):416-8.

    AbstractDeep hypothermia leading to cardiac arrest requires aggressive management for resuscitation. Various methods are available to rewarm the patient. We hereby present a case report where active resuscitation was carried out using cardiopulmonary bypass in a young female who was found unconscious with a core temperature of 26 degrees C. The relevant literature is also reviewed.

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