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9248918

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
Severe accidental hypothermia in an urban environment is usually associated with drug or alcohol abuse or serious illness in elderly or debilitated patients. In the presence of cardiovascular instability, extracorporeal rewarming by cardiopulmonary bypass is the gold standard of treatment of such patients. Three cases of profound hypothermia with circulatory collapse are presented. Each was successfully resuscitated to a full neurological recovery using this method in an accident and emergency (A&E) department, although one died later of respiratory complications. All three cases had a serum potassium in the normal range at the start of treatment. Where facilities exist, extracorporeal rewarming can be performed in A&E for patients with profound hypothermia and circulatory collapse. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be continued throughout the rewarming process.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1351-0622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
255-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Back from the dead: extracorporeal rewarming of severe accidental hypothermia victims in accident and emergency.
pubmed:affiliation
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, University NHS Trust.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports