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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 57, 1018-1019, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Portable cardiopulmonary bypass: resuscitation from prolonged ice-water submersion and asystole

DJ Waters, M Belz, D Lawse and D Ulstad
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Mason City, IA.

Accidental hypothermia associated with near-drowning and cardiac arrest has a high mortality, especially in the adult. We report the resuscitation of a 31-year-old man who suffered extended ice-water submersion, severe hypothermia (23 degrees C), and prolonged (> or = 78 minutes) cardiac asystole. A modified portable cardiopulmonary bypass system and femoral-femoral cannulation in the Emergency Department permitted the rapid institution of core rewarming, oxygenation, and controlled reperfusion, with a successful outcome. Rapid initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass outside the operating room can be an initial treatment option in this unique clinical situation.

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