Citation

Lienhart H, Cortina G, Klingkowski U. Resuscitation 2019; 134: 169-170.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2018.12.013

PMID

30594601

Abstract

Outcome after pediatric cardiac arrest following drowning accidents is poor. In our letter, we report the exceptional case of a drowned child who survived prolonged submersion and resuscitation with a favourable neurological outcome. Factors presumably contributing to this result are discussed.

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Language: en

Keywords

drowning; extracorporeal life support; pediatric resuscitation