Successful resuscitation for cardiac arrest due to severe accidental hypothermia accompanied by mandibular rigidity: a case of cold stiffening mimicking rigor mortis.
Naofumi BunyaKeigo SawamotoRyuichiro KakizakiKenshiro WadaYoichi KatayamaHirotoshi MizunoHiroyuki InoueShuji UemuraKeisuke HaradaEichi NarimatsuPublished in: International journal of emergency medicine (2018)
Muscle rigidity does not rule out the possibility of resuscitation in patients with severe accidental hypothermia under cardiac arrest. Serum potassium levels may assist in deciding whether ECMO should be introduced, even if a patient is in asystole. This knowledge may help emergency physicians to save the lives of such patients.
Keyphrases
- cardiac arrest
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- early onset
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- skeletal muscle
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- patient reported outcomes
- drug induced
- patient reported