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Resuscitation of Severe Accidental Hypothermia to Normal Neurologic Outcome With Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Accidental hypothermia is a condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. A 48-year-old male with a history of alcohol use disorder and optic neuropathy presented to the emergency department after being found unresponsive with an unknown downtime. One hundred four minutes passed fro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Allen, Jamie, Wardak, Megan D, Sandhu, Rovinder S, Nassar, Ahmed R, Greenberg, Marna R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8256448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34258119
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15456
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Sumario:Accidental hypothermia is a condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. A 48-year-old male with a history of alcohol use disorder and optic neuropathy presented to the emergency department after being found unresponsive with an unknown downtime. One hundred four minutes passed from resuscitation, to pre-hospital discovery, until cannulation with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Here, a rare case of successful resuscitation of a profoundly hypothermic patient to normal neurologic outcome is presented.