@article{ref1,
title="Survival after drowning with cardiac arrest and mild hypothermia",
journal="ISRN cardiology",
year="2011",
author="Rudolph, S. S. and Barnung, S.",
volume="2011",
number="",
pages="895625-895625",
abstract="The current guidelines for resucitation following hypothermia and submersion with cardiac arrest state that rewarming should be continued until a core temperature of 32-34°C is achieved, after which death can be declared if no return of spontaneous circulation has occurred. As no randomized, controlled trials exist, these treatment guidelines are mostly based on a pragmatic approach. Wheater to start or stop resuscitation is notoriusly difficult. Submersion time, water temperature, and prompt resuscitation seem to be crucial factors for outcome. We report a case of successful resuscitation after the use of mechanical chest compressions and extracorporeal circulation in a patient with cardiac arrest due to submersion and accompanying mild hypothermia with a core temperature of 32,2°C caused by submersion.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2090-5580",
doi="10.5402/2011/895625",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2011/895625"
}