Is Cardiopulmonary Bypass Effective for Treatment of Hypothermic Arrest due to Drowning or Exposure?
Letsou G, Kopf G, Elefteriades J, Carter J, Baldwin J, Hammond G. Is Cardiopulmonary Bypass Effective for Treatment of Hypothermic Arrest due to Drowning or Exposure? JAMA Surgery 1992, 127: 525-528. PMID: 1575622, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1992.01420050045005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiopulmonary bypassHypothermic arrestMedian sternotomyEmergency hospital admissionsNormal neurologic functionFull cardiopulmonary arrestFreshwater drowningHospital admissionNeurologic functionSinus bradycardiaSuch patientsThree patientsCardiopulmonary arrestFourth patientVentricular fibrillationPatientsBypassSternotomyCore temperatureResuscitationArrestExposureAsystoleBradycardiaDrowning