Survival after prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is often associated with neurological and other sequelae. We describe a patient who survived prolonged cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation neurologically intact but suffered colon ischaemia and necrosis in the post-resuscitation period. Subtotal colectomy was performed. We wonder whether this complication was related to the use of vasopressin.
Willem Stockman, Jan De Keyser, Steven Brabant, Kurt Spoelders, Patrick Vuylsteke, Reinold Beeuwsaert, and Eric Coppé.
Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care Services, Pain Therapy and Palliative Care, H.-Hart Hospital, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium. wstockman@hhr.be
Resuscitation. 2006 Nov 1;71(2):260-2.
AbstractSurvival after prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is often associated with neurological and other sequelae. We describe a patient who survived prolonged cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation neurologically intact but suffered colon ischaemia and necrosis in the post-resuscitation period. Subtotal colectomy was performed. We wonder whether this complication was related to the use of vasopressin.