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Cardiac arrest in hypothermia (accidental hypothermia)

…The lowest recorded body temperatures from which patients have been successfully resuscitated are 11.8°C for accidental hypothermia and 4.2°C for medically induced hypothermia…

Cardiac arrest during sepsis

…M, Skalski J. Successful resuscitation from accidental hypothermia of 11.8 degrees C: where is the lower bound for human beings? Eur J Cardiothorac Su

Cardiac arrest in hyperthermia and malignant hyperthermia

…resuscitation improve patients’ survival? Resuscitation 2012;83:81922. Mroczek T, Gladki M, Skalski J. Successful resuscitation from accidental hypothermia of 11.8 degrees C: wher

Causes of sudden cardiac arrest

…foreign body, hanging or strangulation. Drug overdose Intentional or accidental overdose of medications, drugs or other substances (including alcohol) causing cardiac arrest. Table 1. Classification…

Blood transfusion and massive haemorrhage

Procedurer The most serious transfusion accidents rarely stem from laboratory errors but from the wrong blood being given to the wrong patient — a mislabelled tube…

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken heart syndrome, stress induced cardiomyopathy)

…devoted to it in recent years. Most cases (70%) of takotsubo cardiomyopathy occur in situations with extreme stress, such as car accidents, gun violence, threats…

Complications of Coronary Angiography and Vascular Access Management

…accident 0.07 Arrhythmias 0.38 Vascular complications 0.43 Contrast agent reaction 0.37 Haemodynamic complications 0.26 Cardiac chamber perforation 0.03 Other…

Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

…may progress to eclampsia. Clinical presentation and symptoms The clinical spectrum ranges from hypertension without apparent organ injury to severe multisystem disease. Severe features include…

Primary Aldosteronism: Screening and Management

…syndrome, comprises disorders in which aldosterone secretion is inappropriately increased, relatively autonomous from angiotensin II and plasma potassium, and resistant to suppression by sodium loading…

Cardiac arrest due to hypoxia and asphyxia

…High altitude sickness Aspiration Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Bronchospasm (asthma) Other : Coma Central hypoventilation syndromes Neuromuscular diseases Anemia The natural course of asphyxia Should…

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