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Citation |
Sumann G, Krismer AC, Wenzel V, Adelsmayr E, Schwarz B, Lindner KH, Mair P. Acta Anaesthesiol. Scand. 2003; 47(3): 363-365. |
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(Copyright © 2003, Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
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12648206 |
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Abstract |
Recent animal data have challenged the common clinical practice to avoid vasopressor drugs during hypothermic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when core temperature is below 30 degrees C. In this report, we describe the case of a 19-year-old-female patient with prolonged, hypothermic, out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest after near drowning (core temperature, 27 degrees C) in whom cardiocirculatory arrest persisted despite 2 mg of intravenous epinephrine; but, immediate return of spontaneous circulation occurred after a single dose (40 IU) of intravenous vasopressin. The patient was subsequently admitted to a hospital with stable haemodynamics, and was successfully rewarmed with convective rewarming, but died of multiorgan failure 15 h later. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report about the use of vasopressin during hypothermic CPR in humans. This case report adds to the growing evidence that vasopressors may be useful to restore spontaneous circulation in hypothermic cardiac arrest patients prior to rewarming, thus avoiding prolonged mechanical CPR efforts, or usage of extracorporeal circulation. It may also support previous experience that the combination of both epinephrine and vasopressin may be necessary to achieve the vasopressor response needed for restoration of spontaneous circulation, especially after asphyxial cardiac arrest or during prolonged CPR efforts. Language: en |
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Keywords |
Adult; Humans; Female; Fatal Outcome; *Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Blood Circulation/*drug effects; Epinephrine/therapeutic use; Heart Arrest/etiology/therapy; Hemodynamics/physiology; Hypothermia/complications/*therapy; Multiple Organ Failure/etiology; Near Drowning/complications/*therapy; Rewarming; Vasoconstrictor Agents/*therapeutic use; Vasopressins/*therapeutic use |