Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Case Reports
Cardiopulmonary bypass in the successful resuscitation of a 28-year-old woman with cardiac arrest.
This patient remained hospitalized for several weeks, and her stay was relatively uneventful. She extubated herself 2 days after admission, after an operative procedure to remove the cannulas and repair the right femoral cutdown site. A fasciotomy of her right calf was done for compartment syndrome. ⋯ The patient agreed and the device was implanted before her discharge. With expert occupational therapy, physical rehabilitation, nursing care, and medical treatment the patient regained her previous level of functioning. Her October wedding was postponed to December, but she was able to return to work in November 1990.