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Multiple cardiac arrests induced by pulmonary embolism in a traumatically injured patient: A case report and review of the literature

RATIONALE: Pulmonary embolism-induced cardiac arrest should not be given up arbitrarily, knowing that the etiology of pulmonary embolism is reversible in most cases. PATIENT CONCERNS: We present a case of continuous resuscitation lasting approximately 4 hours, during which 21 episodes of cardiac arr...

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Autores principales: Sun, Shu-Qing, Li, Ke-Peng, Zhi, Jianming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5728899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29245284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000009016
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description RATIONALE: Pulmonary embolism-induced cardiac arrest should not be given up arbitrarily, knowing that the etiology of pulmonary embolism is reversible in most cases. PATIENT CONCERNS: We present a case of continuous resuscitation lasting approximately 4 hours, during which 21 episodes of cardiac arrest occurred in a 46-year-old man who sustained high-level paraplegia after a road traffic accident. DIAGNOSES: Multiple cardiac arrests induced by pulmonary embolism. INTERVENTIONS: The patient received cardiopulmonary resuscitation and thrombolytic therapy. OUTCOMES: The patient was discharged in 2 weeks when his condition turned for the better. LESSONS: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation of patients with pulmonary embolism-induced cardiac arrest should not be given up arbitrarily, knowing that the etiology of pulmonary embolism is reversible in most cases. Effective external cardiac compression can not only save the patient's life but also attenuate neurological sequelae. Thrombolytic therapy is the key to the final success of resuscitation.
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spelling pubmed-57288992017-12-20 Multiple cardiac arrests induced by pulmonary embolism in a traumatically injured patient: A case report and review of the literature Sun, Shu-Qing Li, Ke-Peng Zhi, Jianming Medicine (Baltimore) 3400 RATIONALE: Pulmonary embolism-induced cardiac arrest should not be given up arbitrarily, knowing that the etiology of pulmonary embolism is reversible in most cases. PATIENT CONCERNS: We present a case of continuous resuscitation lasting approximately 4 hours, during which 21 episodes of cardiac arrest occurred in a 46-year-old man who sustained high-level paraplegia after a road traffic accident. DIAGNOSES: Multiple cardiac arrests induced by pulmonary embolism. INTERVENTIONS: The patient received cardiopulmonary resuscitation and thrombolytic therapy. OUTCOMES: The patient was discharged in 2 weeks when his condition turned for the better. LESSONS: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation of patients with pulmonary embolism-induced cardiac arrest should not be given up arbitrarily, knowing that the etiology of pulmonary embolism is reversible in most cases. Effective external cardiac compression can not only save the patient's life but also attenuate neurological sequelae. Thrombolytic therapy is the key to the final success of resuscitation. Wolters Kluwer Health 2017-12-08 /pmc/articles/PMC5728899/ /pubmed/29245284 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000009016 Text en Copyright © 2017 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License 4.0 (CCBY-NC), where it is permissible to download, share, remix, transform, and buildup the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be used commercially without permission from the journal. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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title_full Multiple cardiac arrests induced by pulmonary embolism in a traumatically injured patient: A case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr Multiple cardiac arrests induced by pulmonary embolism in a traumatically injured patient: A case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Multiple cardiac arrests induced by pulmonary embolism in a traumatically injured patient: A case report and review of the literature
title_short Multiple cardiac arrests induced by pulmonary embolism in a traumatically injured patient: A case report and review of the literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5728899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29245284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000009016
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